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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:18
- 7☉︎ Sun13:18 – 14:06
- 8♀︎ Venus14:06 – 14:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:19
- 2☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:30
- 3♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:54
- 5☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:16
- 12☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:28 to 09:17: 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.