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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:50
- 4♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:37
- 5☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:12
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:00
- 8☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:23
- 11♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:10
- 12☉︎ Sun17:10 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:23
- 3☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:00
- 6♂︎ Mars00:00 – 01:13
- 7☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:25
- 8♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 06:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:27 to 09:15: 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.