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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:43
- 8☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:48 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:48
- 4♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:30
- 11♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 11h 30m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:27: 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.