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 Monday, 25 December 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:36
- 5☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 13:59
- 8☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:46
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:46 – 15:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:21
- 11♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 17:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:21
- 3☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:46 – 23:59
- 6♂︎ Mars23:59 – 01:11
- 7☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:49
- 10☽︎ Moon04:49 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Monday, 25 December 2028, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 9h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:26 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.