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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:02 – 07:15
- 2♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:17
- 7♂︎ Mars13:17 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:07
- 11☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:20
- 2♂︎ Mars21:20 – 22:07
- 3☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:55
- 4♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:28
- 11♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:02 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.