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, 22 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:03
- 3♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:23
- 7☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 15:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:02 – 15:52
- 10♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:31
- 12♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:21 – 19:31
- 2☽︎ Moon19:31 – 20:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:42 – 21:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 23:02
- 5♂︎ Mars23:02 – 00:12
- 6☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:22
- 7♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:43
- 9☽︎ Moon03:43 – 04:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:13
- 12♂︎ Mars07:13 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 22 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:24 to 09:14: 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.