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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:51
- 4♂︎ Mars09:51 – 10:59
- 5☉︎ Sun10:59 – 12:07
- 6♀︎ Venus12:07 – 13:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:31
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:31 – 16:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:47
- 11♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:55
- 12☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:47
- 3☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:23
- 6♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:15
- 7☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:07
- 8♀︎ Venus02:07 – 02:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 03:52
- 10☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:36 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 10h 25m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.