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, 19 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:52 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:25
- 7☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 17:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 18:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:14
- 5☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:30
- 8♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:40
- 10♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 19 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:57 to 08:52: 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.