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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 18:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:18
- 2♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:54
- 4☽︎ Moon22:54 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 9h 35m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:17: 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.