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, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:03
- 3☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:23
- 7☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:12
- 8♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:21 – 19:32
- 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:12 – 01:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 07:13
- 12☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:14: 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.