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 Friday, 25 February 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:41
- 3☽︎ Moon09:41 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:29
- 6♂︎ Mars12:29 – 13:24
- 7☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:03
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 18:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:03
- 2☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Friday, 25 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:49 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.