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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:45
- 3☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:52
- 6♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:57
- 8♀︎ Venus12:57 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:07
- 2☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:05
- 3♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:02 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:53
- 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:50
- 9☉︎ Sun01:50 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bekasi?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:40 to 06:43: 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.