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, 26 February 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:40
- 3♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:32
- 5♀︎ Venus11:32 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:12
- 10♂︎ Mars16:12 – 17:08
- 11☉︎ Sun17:08 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:12 – 23:16
- 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:20
- 6☉︎ Sun00:20 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:27 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:35 – 05:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:43
- 12♂︎ Mars06:43 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 26 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:48 to 08:44: 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.