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, 26 December 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:13
- 2♀︎ Venus09:13 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:09
- 3☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:23
- 4♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 01:04
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:04 – 02:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Istanbul?
On Sunday, 26 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:13: 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.