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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- 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☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:25
- 2♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:27 – 08:29
- 4☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:39
- 11☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:39
- 3☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:30
- 9♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:28
- 10☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:27
- 11♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 12h 19m, 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?
The Sun, from 05:24 to 06:25: 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.