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 Monday, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:50
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:38
- 4♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:14
- 6♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:50
- 8☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:14
- 11♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:14
- 3☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:51
- 6♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:03
- 7☉︎ Sun01:03 – 02:15
- 8♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 9h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:14 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.