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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:42
- 3☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:44 – 09:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 16:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:04 – 18:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:04
- 2☉︎ Sun19:04 – 20:01
- 3♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:47
- 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:40
- 12☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bekasi?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.