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, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:01
- 2☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:21
- 9☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:27 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:58 to 08:01: 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.