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, 23 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:13
- 2☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:00
- 3♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:48 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:10 – 13:58
- 8♂︎ Mars13:58 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:07
- 12☽︎ Moon17:07 – 17:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:07 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:45
- 5♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 01:10
- 7☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:23 – 03:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:35 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 06:01
- 11☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:13
- 12♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:25 to 09:13: 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.