Planetary hours
in Bandung.
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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:26 – 07:27
- 3☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:32
- 6♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:33
- 7☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:35
- 8♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:32
- 8♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:30
- 9☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:29
- 10♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:24 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.