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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 20:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:33
- 9☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:00
- 12♂︎ Mars19:00 – 20:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:09 – 21:00
- 2♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:43
- 4☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 20:09: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:31: 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.