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 Monday, 12 August 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:23 – 07:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:49
- 4♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:58
- 5☉︎ Sun10:58 – 12:07
- 6♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:24
- 8☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:51
- 11♂︎ Mars17:51 – 18:59
- 12☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:51
- 3☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:25
- 6♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:07
- 8♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:50
- 10☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 12 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:08: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:23 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.