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 Thursday, 28 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:10
- 2♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:01
- 3☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:52
- 4♀︎ Venus10:52 – 11:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:15
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:05
- 9♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:56
- 10☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:47
- 11♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:56
- 4♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:05
- 5☉︎ Sun23:05 – 00:14
- 6♀︎ Venus00:14 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 06:01
- 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:10
- 12☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 28 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:20 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.