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 Tuesday, 21 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:12
- 2☉︎ Sun09:12 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:47 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:21 – 13:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:09 – 13:56
- 8♂︎ Mars13:56 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:06
- 12☽︎ Moon17:06 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 19:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:19
- 3♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:31
- 4☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 01:09
- 7☽︎ Moon01:09 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:47
- 10♂︎ Mars04:47 – 06:00
- 11☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 21 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:24 to 09:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.