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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:49
- 7♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:27
- 9☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 16:56
- 12♂︎ Mars16:56 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:56
- 2♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:06 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:27 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:48
- 7♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:59
- 8☉︎ Sun01:59 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:52 to 08:42: 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.