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 Wednesday, 22 October 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:06
- 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:29
- 12♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:23
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:29
- 2♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:39
- 4☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:17
- 11☽︎ Moon05:17 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 22 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:27 to 08:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.