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 Thursday, 14 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:12
- 2♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:23
- 3☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:34
- 4♀︎ Venus09:34 – 10:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:56
- 6☽︎ Moon11:56 – 13:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:08 – 14:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:30
- 9♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:41
- 10☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:52
- 11♀︎ Venus17:52 – 19:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:03 – 21:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:41
- 4♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:30
- 5☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:18
- 6♀︎ Venus00:18 – 01:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:56
- 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 02:45
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:22
- 11♂︎ Mars04:22 – 05:11
- 12☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 14 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 45m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.