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, 30 June 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 20:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 07:04
- 2☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:46
- 5♂︎ Mars10:46 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:15
- 7♀︎ Venus13:15 – 14:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:29 – 15:43
- 9☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:39 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 30 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 20:39: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 07:04: 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.