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, 26 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:17
- 3☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 12:00
- 6♂︎ Mars12:00 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:28
- 8♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:56
- 10☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:25
- 2☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:11
- 3♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:00
- 8♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:46
- 9☉︎ Sun02:46 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 26 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 07:03: 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.