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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:25
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:00
- 6♀︎ Venus12:00 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:51
- 8☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:37
- 11♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:32
- 12☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:32 – 20:37
- 3☽︎ Moon20:37 – 21:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:01
- 8♀︎ Venus02:01 – 03:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:10
- 10☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:25, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:24 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.