Planetary hours
in Istanbul.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 24 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 19:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:37
- 4☉︎ Sun09:37 – 10:45
- 5♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 13:02
- 7☽︎ Moon13:02 – 14:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:11 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:36
- 11☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:44
- 12♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:44
- 2☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:19
- 5♂︎ Mars23:19 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:02
- 7♀︎ Venus01:02 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Saturday, 24 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 19:53: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.