Planetary hours
in Bekasi.
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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:33 – 07:35
- 3♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:36
- 4☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:37
- 5♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:38 – 11:39
- 7☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:38
- 7♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:36
- 9☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:33
- 12♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bekasi?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 11h 47m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:32 to 06:33: 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.