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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:15
- 2☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:04
- 3♀︎ Venus10:04 – 10:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:11
- 8♂︎ Mars14:11 – 15:01
- 9☉︎ Sun15:01 – 15:50
- 10♀︎ Venus15:50 – 16:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:39
- 3♂︎ Mars20:39 – 21:50
- 4☉︎ Sun21:50 – 23:00
- 5♀︎ Venus23:00 – 00:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:11 – 01:21
- 7☽︎ Moon01:21 – 02:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:04
- 11☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:14
- 12♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:25 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 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.