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 Tuesday, 9 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:05 – 07:15
- 2☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:18
- 8♂︎ Mars14:18 – 15:29
- 9☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:39
- 10♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:00
- 12☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:49
- 3♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:39
- 4☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:28
- 5♀︎ Venus23:28 – 00:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:07
- 7☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:57 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:36
- 10♂︎ Mars03:36 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Tuesday, 9 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:05 to 07:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.