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, 21 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:12
- 2♀︎ Venus09:12 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:47
- 4☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:57
- 8☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:44
- 9♀︎ Venus14:44 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:57
- 6☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 06:00
- 11♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 21 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:12: 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.