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, 15 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:44 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:49
- 3☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:13 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:08
- 3♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:06 – 22:03
- 5☽︎ Moon22:03 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 02:51
- 10♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Friday, 15 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:44 to 06:46: 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.