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, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:01
- 7♂︎ Mars12:01 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:10
- 11☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:10
- 3☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:01 – 00:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:48 to 06:50: 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.