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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:59 – 14:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:09
- 12♀︎ Venus17:09 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:09
- 2☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:47
- 5♂︎ Mars22:47 – 23:59
- 6☉︎ Sun23:59 – 01:12
- 7♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:49 – 06:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:14: 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.