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 Tuesday, 8 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 19:30
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:50
- 2☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:57 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:05 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:12
- 8♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:16
- 9☉︎ Sun15:16 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:27
- 12☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:30
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:30 – 20:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:23
- 3♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:16
- 5♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:05 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:58
- 10♂︎ Mars03:58 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:51
- 12♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 8 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 19:30: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.