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, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:22
- 3♂︎ Mars09:22 – 10:15
- 4☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:01 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:26
- 11☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:41
- 5♂︎ Mars22:41 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:30
- 12♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:36 to 08:29: 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.