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, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:08
- 2☉︎ Sun09:08 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:51 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:07
- 9☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:59
- 10♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:41
- 12☽︎ Moon17:41 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:58
- 4☉︎ Sun21:58 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:24
- 7☽︎ Moon01:24 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:59
- 11☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:07
- 12♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:17 to 09:08: 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.