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 Wednesday, 10 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:08 – 09:01
- 2☽︎ Moon09:01 – 09:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:43
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:43 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:25
- 7♂︎ Mars01:25 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 10 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:08 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.