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 Sunday, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:42 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:34
- 2♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:56
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:05
- 9♂︎ Mars03:05 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.