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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:52
- 3☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:06
- 8♂︎ Mars02:06 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:57
- 10♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:48
- 12☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 12h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 11h 07m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:47: 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.