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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 19:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:37
- 2♂︎ Mars07:37 – 08:44
- 3☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:52
- 4♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 12:07
- 6☽︎ Moon12:07 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:29
- 9♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:36
- 10☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:44
- 11♀︎ Venus17:44 – 18:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:58
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:58 – 20:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 21:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:36
- 4♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:29
- 5☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:22
- 6♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:45
- 11♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:38
- 12☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 19:58: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.