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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:38
- 12♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:38
- 2♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:42 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:15: 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.