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 Sunday, 27 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:33 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:04 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:07
- 7♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:53 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:09
- 3☉︎ Sun22:09 – 22:53
- 4♀︎ Venus22:53 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:51
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:20
- 10☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:05
- 11♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 27 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:40: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 54m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:33 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.