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, 18 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:04 – 10:54
- 4☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:21
- 7♂︎ Mars13:21 – 14:11
- 8☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 15:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:39
- 11☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:39
- 3☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:49
- 4♀︎ Venus21:49 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 00:11
- 6☽︎ Moon00:11 – 01:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:43
- 9♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 18 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.