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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:10 – 08:58
- 2☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:00
- 7♀︎ Venus13:00 – 13:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:49 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:02
- 12♂︎ Mars17:02 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 19:02
- 2♀︎ Venus19:02 – 20:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:14 – 21:26
- 4☽︎ Moon21:26 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 01:01
- 7♂︎ Mars01:01 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:47
- 11☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:59 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:10 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.