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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:27
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:32
- 3☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:40
- 6♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:58 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:47
- 5☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:40
- 8♂︎ Mars00:40 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:35
- 10♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:30
- 12☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:27 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 12h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:27 to 06:29: 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.