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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:08
- 3☉︎ Sun09:08 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:03 – 12:01
- 6☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:58 – 13:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:53
- 9♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:48
- 11♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 18:43
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:43 – 19:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:51
- 4♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:54
- 5☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:56
- 6♀︎ Venus23:56 – 00:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:06 – 05:09
- 11♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:11
- 12☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:13 to 08:11: 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.