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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:02 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:40
- 3♀︎ Venus09:40 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:25
- 10♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:15
- 3♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:25
- 4☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:30
- 10♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:41
- 11☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:52
- 12♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:02 to 08:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.