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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 08:59
- 2♂︎ Mars08:59 – 09:47
- 3☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:36
- 4♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 13:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:37
- 9♂︎ Mars14:37 – 15:25
- 10☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:14
- 11♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 17:50
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:26
- 4♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:37
- 5☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:49
- 6♀︎ Venus23:49 – 01:01
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:13
- 8☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:48
- 11♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:00
- 12☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:11 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.