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 Wednesday, 2 February 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:07
- 2☽︎ Moon09:07 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:25
- 7♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:16 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:51 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:59
- 4☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:16 – 01:24
- 7♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:41
- 9♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 2 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:34: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.