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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:33 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:22
- 12♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:23
- 2♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:08
- 9♀︎ Venus03:08 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:21
- 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:33 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.