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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:20
- 7♀︎ Venus13:20 – 14:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:09 – 14:58
- 9☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:13 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 00:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:20
- 7♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:16: 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.