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 Saturday, 17 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:13 – 08:26
- 3♂︎ Mars08:26 – 09:39
- 4☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:17
- 7☽︎ Moon13:17 – 14:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:55
- 10♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:21
- 12♀︎ Venus19:21 – 20:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:21
- 2☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 22:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:43
- 5♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:30
- 6☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:17
- 7♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 03:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:39 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:14
- 12♂︎ Mars05:14 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 17 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.