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, 12 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:52
- 3☽︎ Moon09:52 – 10:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:19
- 8♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:58
- 3♀︎ Venus20:58 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 12 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:59: 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.