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 Sunday, 26 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:31 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:07 – 12:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:01 – 12:55
- 7♂︎ Mars12:55 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:42
- 9♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:18
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:31
- 3☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:37
- 4♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:43 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 26 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:31 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.