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, 22 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:33
- 2♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:41
- 3☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:03
- 6☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 14:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:24
- 9♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:32
- 10☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:39
- 11♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 19:54
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:54 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:31
- 4♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:24
- 5☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:17
- 6♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:09 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:40
- 11♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:32
- 12☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 22 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:26 to 07:33: 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.