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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:57
- 10☽︎ Moon15:57 – 16:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:38
- 2☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:06
- 5☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:42
- 9☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 06:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:09
- 12☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:19 to 09:10: 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.