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, 2 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:35
- 12♂︎ Mars18:35 – 19:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:35
- 2♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:06
- 8☉︎ Sun02:06 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 2 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:41 to 07:46: 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.