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 Friday, 22 August 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:32 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:46
- 3☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 12:06
- 6♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:13
- 7☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:48
- 2☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:42
- 3♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 22 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:32 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.