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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:59 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:21
- 12♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:21
- 2♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 22:56
- 4☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:26
- 11☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:59 to 07:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.