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, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:13
- 2♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:26
- 3☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:38
- 4♀︎ Venus09:38 – 10:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 12:04
- 6☽︎ Moon12:04 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:42
- 9♂︎ Mars15:42 – 16:55
- 10☉︎ Sun16:55 – 18:08
- 11♀︎ Venus18:08 – 19:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 22:56
- 4♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:43
- 5☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:30
- 6♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 02:52
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:26
- 11♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:13
- 12☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 14h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 07:13: 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.