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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:51 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:49
- 9☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:36 – 16:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:12
- 12♂︎ Mars17:12 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:12
- 2♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:24 – 21:36
- 4☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 00:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:14
- 7♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:28 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.