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 Friday, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:01
- 6♂︎ Mars12:01 – 12:54
- 7☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:48
- 8♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:34
- 10☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 2☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:27
- 3♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:41
- 5☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:55 – 02:02
- 8♂︎ Mars02:02 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:29
- 12☽︎ Moon06:29 – 07:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:36, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.