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, 13 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:18
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:18 – 08:14
- 2☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:07 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:50
- 9☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 17:40
- 12☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:43
- 3♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:47
- 4☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:50
- 5♀︎ Venus22:50 – 23:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:57
- 7☽︎ Moon00:57 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:15
- 12♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:18 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:18 to 08:14: 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.