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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:22 – 15:29
- 9☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:52
- 12♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:00 – 20:52
- 2♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:37
- 4☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:07
- 8☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:36: 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.