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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:16
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:36 – 09:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:37
- 9☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:07
- 2♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 22:47
- 4☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:17
- 7♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:37
- 11☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:27 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:26: 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.