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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:07 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:33
- 4☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 14:36
- 9♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:14
- 11☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 17:51
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:51 – 19:03
- 2♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:14
- 3☉︎ Sun20:14 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:22
- 9♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:34
- 10☉︎ Sun04:34 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:07 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.