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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:43 – 08:31
- 2☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:18
- 3♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:54
- 5☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:17
- 8♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:05
- 9☉︎ Sun14:05 – 14:53
- 10♀︎ Venus14:53 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:28
- 12☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:53
- 4☉︎ Sun20:53 – 22:05
- 5♀︎ Venus22:05 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:42
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:19
- 11☉︎ Sun05:19 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:43 to 08:31: 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.