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 Thursday, 17 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:54 – 07:56
- 2♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:05 – 14:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:11
- 10☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:13
- 11♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:14 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:09
- 5☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:07
- 6♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:06
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:06 – 02:04
- 8☽︎ Moon02:04 – 03:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 04:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 04:58
- 11♂︎ Mars04:58 – 05:57
- 12☉︎ Sun05:57 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 17 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:54 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.