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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:32
- 3☽︎ Moon09:32 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:13 – 12:04
- 6♂︎ Mars12:04 – 12:55
- 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:27
- 10☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:18 – 17:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:09
- 2☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:18
- 3♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:37
- 5☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:14
- 9☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:50 to 08:41: 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.