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 Saturday, 23 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:29
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:51
- 3♂︎ Mars06:51 – 08:03
- 4☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:14
- 5♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:36
- 7☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:58 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:21
- 11☉︎ Sun16:21 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:58
- 5♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:47
- 6☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:13
- 9☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:02 – 02:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:51 – 03:40
- 12♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Saturday, 23 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:29 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:29 to 05:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.