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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:21
- 2☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:03
- 5☽︎ Moon11:03 – 11:58
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:58 – 12:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:52 – 13:46
- 8♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:35
- 10♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:23
- 12☽︎ Moon17:23 – 18:17
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:23 – 20:29
- 3♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:34
- 4☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:19
- 12♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:26 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.