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 Saturday, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:04
- 3♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:21
- 7☽︎ Moon13:21 – 14:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 15:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:00 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:38
- 11☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:38 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 00:10
- 6☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:21
- 7♀︎ Venus01:21 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:15
- 12♂︎ Mars07:15 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.