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, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:22
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:09
- 2♂︎ Mars09:09 – 09:56
- 3☉︎ Sun09:56 – 10:44
- 4♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 13:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:41
- 9♂︎ Mars14:41 – 15:29
- 10☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:16
- 11♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 17:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:42
- 5☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:54
- 6♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:19
- 8☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:57
- 11♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:22, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:21 to 09:09: 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.