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, 25 January 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:22 – 09:12
- 2♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:23
- 7♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 15:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 16:45
- 11☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:35
- 2♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:54
- 4♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:13
- 6☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:52
- 10☉︎ Sun04:52 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 25 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:22 to 09:12: 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.