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, 29 July 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:10 – 07:21
- 2♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:32
- 3☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:44
- 4♀︎ Venus09:44 – 10:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:55 – 12:06
- 6☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:28 – 15:40
- 9♂︎ Mars15:40 – 16:51
- 10☉︎ Sun16:51 – 18:02
- 11♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:02
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:51
- 4♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:40
- 5☉︎ Sun23:40 – 00:29
- 6♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:07
- 8☽︎ Moon02:07 – 02:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:55 – 03:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:33
- 11♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:22
- 12☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 29 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:10 to 07:21: 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.