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 Monday, 9 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 09:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 10:47
- 4♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:40
- 5☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:18
- 8☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:56
- 3☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:18
- 6♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:25
- 7☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:32
- 8♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:46
- 10☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 07:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 9 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:09 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.