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, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:41
- 5♀︎ Venus11:41 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:43
- 10♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:31
- 11☉︎ Sun16:31 – 17:20
- 12♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:20
- 2☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 00:06
- 6☉︎ Sun00:06 – 01:18
- 7♀︎ Venus01:18 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:41
- 9☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:08: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.