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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:50 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:18
- 8☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:13
- 9♀︎ Venus14:13 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:04
- 11☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:18
- 6☽︎ Moon23:18 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:46 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:50 to 07:45: 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.