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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:22
- 7♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:52 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:21
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:21 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:22
- 7♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:24 to 09:14: 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.