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, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:34 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:50
- 4☉︎ Sun09:50 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 13:15
- 7☽︎ Moon13:15 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:40
- 10♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:48
- 11☉︎ Sun17:48 – 18:57
- 12♀︎ Venus18:57 – 20:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:57
- 2☽︎ Moon20:57 – 21:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:49 – 22:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:32
- 5♂︎ Mars23:32 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:16
- 7♀︎ Venus01:16 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:34
- 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:34: 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.