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, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:16
- 2♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:12
- 3☉︎ Sun09:12 – 10:08
- 4♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:00
- 6☽︎ Moon12:00 – 12:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:45
- 10☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:41
- 11♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:45
- 4♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:53
- 6♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 02:01
- 8☽︎ Moon02:01 – 03:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:17
- 12☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:20 to 08:16: 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.