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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:20
- 2☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:51
- 8♂︎ Mars13:51 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:41
- 10♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:31
- 12☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:36
- 3♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:41
- 4☉︎ Sun21:41 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:56
- 7☽︎ Moon00:56 – 02:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 04:11
- 10♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:16
- 11☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:21
- 12♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 12h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:20: 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.