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 Monday, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:14
- 8☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:44
- 11♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:35
- 12☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:25
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:44
- 3☽︎ Moon20:44 – 21:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:13
- 6♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:23
- 7☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:33
- 8♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:52
- 10☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:22 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.