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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 09:58
- 3♂︎ Mars09:58 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:08
- 7☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:43 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:18
- 11☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:05
- 12♀︎ Venus17:05 – 17:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:05
- 2☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:43
- 5♂︎ Mars22:43 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:33
- 9☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:11
- 12♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:23 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.