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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:28
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 04:28
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:40
- 2♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:36
- 7♂︎ Mars11:36 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:21
- 11☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:32
- 2♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:21
- 3☉︎ Sun20:21 – 21:10
- 4♀︎ Venus21:10 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:13
- 9♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:51
- 11♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:28
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:28 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 14h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:28, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:28 to 05:40: 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.