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 Tuesday, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:16
- 2☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:05
- 3♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:19 – 14:08
- 8♂︎ Mars14:08 – 14:56
- 9☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:11
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:11 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:56
- 5♀︎ Venus22:56 – 00:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:19
- 7☽︎ Moon01:19 – 02:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:31 – 03:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:42 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:05
- 11☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:16
- 12♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:11: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.