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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:32
- 11☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:27
- 12♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:27
- 2☽︎ Moon19:27 – 20:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:50
- 6☉︎ Sun23:50 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:13 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.