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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:41
- 5♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 15:09
- 9☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:01
- 4☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:17 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:14 to 09:06: 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.