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 Wednesday, 9 July 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:31
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:31 – 05:43
- 2☽︎ Moon05:43 – 06:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:20
- 5♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:32
- 6☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:44
- 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:57 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:21
- 4☽︎ Moon21:21 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 22:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:57 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:32
- 8☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 02:56
- 11☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Wednesday, 9 July 2025, the Sun rises at 04:31 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:31 to 05:43: 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.