Planetary hours
in İzmir.
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 Saturday, 6 April 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 19:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:52 – 08:56
- 3♂︎ Mars08:56 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:26
- 10♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:31
- 11☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:22
- 5♂︎ Mars23:22 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:13
- 7♀︎ Venus01:13 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:04
- 9☽︎ Moon03:04 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 05:51
- 12♂︎ Mars05:51 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 6 April 2024, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 19:39: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:48 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.