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, 22 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:32
- 10♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:39
- 11☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:47
- 12♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 20:47
- 2☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:24
- 5♂︎ Mars23:24 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:09
- 7♀︎ Venus01:09 – 02:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:01 – 02:54
- 9☽︎ Moon02:54 – 03:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:46 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 22 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:25 to 07:32: 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.