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 Friday, 5 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:37 – 16:51
- 10☽︎ Moon16:51 – 18:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:18
- 2☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:04
- 3♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:37
- 5☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:56
- 8♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:42
- 9☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:28
- 10♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:01
- 12☽︎ Moon05:01 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 5 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.