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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:26 – 07:27
- 3♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:29
- 4☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:30
- 5♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:32 – 11:33
- 7☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:35 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:38
- 10♂︎ Mars14:38 – 15:39
- 11☉︎ Sun15:39 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:39
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:39 – 20:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:35
- 6☉︎ Sun22:35 – 23:33
- 7♀︎ Venus23:33 – 00:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:30
- 9☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:25
- 12♂︎ Mars04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.