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, 27 January 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Istanbul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:01
- 3♂︎ Mars10:01 – 10:52
- 4☉︎ Sun10:52 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 15:56
- 10♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:46
- 11☉︎ Sun16:46 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:37
- 2☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:05
- 5♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:24
- 7♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:42
- 9☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 07:10
- 12♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in İzmir?
On Saturday, 27 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:20 to 09:11: 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.