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 Monday, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:01
- 5☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:04
- 6♀︎ Venus12:04 – 13:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 14:09
- 8☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:16
- 11♂︎ Mars17:16 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:16
- 3☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:09
- 6♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:07
- 7☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:04
- 8♀︎ Venus02:04 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:51 to 07:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.