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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:38
- 3♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:57
- 5♀︎ Venus10:57 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:16
- 7☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:35
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:45
- 10♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:55
- 11☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:04
- 12♀︎ Venus19:04 – 20:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:04
- 2☽︎ Moon21:04 – 21:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 22:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:36
- 5♂︎ Mars23:36 – 00:26
- 6☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:58
- 9☽︎ Moon02:58 – 03:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:19 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.