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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:27
- 3♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:03 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:38 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:13
- 12♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:05 – 19:13
- 2☽︎ Moon19:13 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:55
- 7♀︎ Venus00:55 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:35: 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.