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, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:08 – 09:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:43
- 4♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:18
- 6♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:05
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:53
- 8☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:16
- 11♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:03
- 12☉︎ Sun17:03 – 17:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:51 – 19:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:16
- 3☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:53
- 6♂︎ Mars23:53 – 01:06
- 7☉︎ Sun01:06 – 02:18
- 8♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:43
- 10☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:20 to 09:08: 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.