Planetary hours
in Kayseri.
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 Friday, 9 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:45
- 7☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:09
- 10☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 16:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:46 – 17:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:46
- 2☉︎ Sun18:46 – 19:57
- 3♀︎ Venus19:57 – 21:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:21
- 5☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:20
- 10♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:32 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Friday, 9 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.