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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:45
- 3☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:57 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:43
- 3♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:29
- 5☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:00
- 9☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.