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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 08:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:55 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:10 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:25
- 10♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:14
- 11☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:03
- 12♀︎ Venus17:03 – 17:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:51 – 19:03
- 2☽︎ Moon19:03 – 20:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:25 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:59
- 7♀︎ Venus00:59 – 02:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:56
- 12♂︎ Mars06:56 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:06 to 08:55: 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.