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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:51
- 4☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:54
- 5♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:56 – 11:59
- 7☽︎ Moon11:59 – 13:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:01 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:06
- 10♂︎ Mars15:06 – 16:08
- 11☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:11
- 12♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:11
- 2☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:01
- 6☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:59
- 7♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:54
- 9☽︎ Moon01:54 – 02:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:52 – 03:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:49 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Saturday, 16 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 05:45, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:44 to 06:47: 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.