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, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:34
- 4♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 12:02
- 6♀︎ Venus12:02 – 13:16
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:10
- 11♂︎ Mars18:10 – 19:24
- 12☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:38
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:11
- 3☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:16
- 7☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:02
- 8♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:49
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:35
- 10☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:53 to 07:07: 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.