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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 18:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 11:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:11
- 11☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:12
- 2♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:11
- 3☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:09
- 4♀︎ Venus21:09 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:00
- 9♂︎ Mars02:00 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:56
- 11♀︎ Venus03:56 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bandung?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 18:14: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:54: 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.