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 Thursday, 16 April 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:06 – 06:11
- 2♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:23
- 4♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:34
- 6☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:45 – 13:50
- 9♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:01
- 11♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:13
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:01 – 20:56
- 4♂︎ Mars20:56 – 21:50
- 5☉︎ Sun21:50 – 22:44
- 6♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:33
- 8☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:27
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:16
- 11♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:10
- 12☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Thursday, 16 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:06 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.