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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:27
- 2♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:37
- 3☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:47
- 4♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 12:07
- 6☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:26 – 15:36
- 9♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:46
- 10☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:56
- 11♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:06 – 20:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:46
- 4♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:37
- 5☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:27
- 6♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:17 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:48 – 04:38
- 11♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.