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 Friday, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:14
- 7☉︎ Sun13:14 – 14:02
- 8♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:13 – 18:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:13
- 2☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:25
- 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 00:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:28 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.