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 Monday, 27 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:31 – 09:43
- 4♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:54
- 5☉︎ Sun10:54 – 12:06
- 6♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:03
- 11♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:14
- 12☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:26
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:03
- 3☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:29
- 6♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:18
- 7☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:44
- 10☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 27 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.