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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:53 – 08:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:24
- 4♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:05
- 6♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:46
- 8☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:07
- 12☉︎ Sun17:07 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:07 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:06
- 8♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:53 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.