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, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:39
- 2☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:23
- 7♀︎ Venus13:23 – 14:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:20 – 15:17
- 9☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:07
- 2♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:14
- 4☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:23
- 7♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:35
- 11☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:43 to 08:39: 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.