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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:26
- 2☽︎ Moon06:26 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:33
- 5♂︎ Mars09:33 – 10:35
- 6☉︎ Sun10:35 – 11:37
- 7♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:49
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:39 – 23:37
- 7♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:35
- 8☉︎ Sun00:35 – 01:33
- 9♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:29
- 11☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bekasi?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:24 to 06:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.