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 Tuesday, 3 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:00
- 2☉︎ Sun09:00 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:13 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 13:49
- 8♂︎ Mars13:49 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 15:26
- 10♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:02
- 12☽︎ Moon17:02 – 17:50
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 20:14
- 3♂︎ Mars20:14 – 21:26
- 4☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:38
- 5♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 01:01
- 7☽︎ Moon01:01 – 02:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:13 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:49
- 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:00
- 12♀︎ Venus07:00 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:11 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.