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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 08:43
- 2☽︎ Moon08:43 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 11:53
- 6☉︎ Sun11:53 – 12:40
- 7♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:15
- 9☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:37
- 12♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:02
- 4☽︎ Moon21:02 – 22:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:40
- 7♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:30
- 11☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:55 to 08:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.