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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:43
- 2♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:04
- 4☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:28
- 2♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:14
- 9♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:04
- 10☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:53
- 11♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:33 to 05:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.