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 Sunday, 14 January 2029: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:16
- 2♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:54
- 4☽︎ Moon10:54 – 11:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:20
- 7♂︎ Mars13:20 – 14:09
- 8☉︎ Sun14:09 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:36
- 11☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:36
- 3☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:04
- 11♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Sunday, 14 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:27 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.