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 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:58 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:18
- 4☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:04
- 11☽︎ Moon17:04 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:03
- 3☉︎ Sun21:03 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:10
- 11♀︎ Venus04:10 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kayseri?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:58 to 07:04: 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.