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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:33
- 3♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:23
- 4☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:55
- 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:46
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:46 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:27
- 10♂︎ Mars15:27 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:09
- 2☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:27 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:46
- 6☉︎ Sun23:46 – 00:56
- 7♀︎ Venus00:56 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:51 to 08:42: 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.