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, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:14 – 09:06
- 2♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:58
- 3☉︎ Sun09:58 – 10:49
- 4♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:09
- 9♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:52
- 11♀︎ Venus16:52 – 17:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:44 – 18:36
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 20:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 22:00
- 4♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:16
- 6♀︎ Venus00:16 – 01:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:33
- 8☽︎ Moon02:33 – 03:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:49
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:49 – 05:57
- 11♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:05
- 12☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:14 to 09:06: 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.