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, 25 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:49 – 08:45
- 2♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:41
- 3☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:37
- 4♀︎ Venus10:37 – 11:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:33 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 18:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:59 – 20:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:12
- 4♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:16
- 5☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:20
- 6♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:28
- 8☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:40
- 11♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:44
- 12☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 25 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:49 to 08:45: 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.