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, 2 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:12
- 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 13:15
- 7☉︎ Sun13:15 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:22 – 16:25
- 10☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:35
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:35 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:57
- 12☽︎ Moon05:57 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 2 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:58: 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.