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 Tuesday, 17 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:54
- 2☉︎ Sun08:54 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:42 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:19
- 8♂︎ Mars14:19 – 15:14
- 9☉︎ Sun15:14 – 16:08
- 10♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:02
- 3♂︎ Mars21:02 – 22:08
- 4☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 17 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:59 to 08:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.