Planetary hours
in Chiba.
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, 2 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:46
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:03
- 3☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:36
- 7☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:45
- 8♀︎ Venus12:45 – 13:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:53 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:10 – 17:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:18 – 18:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:26 – 19:18
- 2☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:53
- 5☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:19
- 9☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:11
- 10♀︎ Venus02:11 – 03:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:54
- 12☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Friday, 2 May 2025, the Sun rises at 04:46 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:46 to 05:55: 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.