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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:28
- 3♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:42
- 9☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:54
- 10♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:18
- 12☽︎ Moon19:18 – 20:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:06
- 3♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:42
- 5♀︎ Venus23:42 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:18
- 7☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:41
- 10♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:29
- 11☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:17
- 12♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:04 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.