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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:43
- 9♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 17:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:06
- 2♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:31
- 4♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:44 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 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?
The Sun, from 08:24 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.