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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:15
- 9☽︎ Moon15:15 – 16:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:25
- 12♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:25
- 2♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:19
- 4☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:55
- 11☽︎ Moon04:55 – 05:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:47 to 07:51: 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.