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 Tuesday, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:34
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 04:35
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:46
- 2☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:58
- 3♀︎ Venus06:58 – 08:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:21
- 5☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:57
- 8♂︎ Mars12:57 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:20
- 10♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:32
- 3♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:20
- 4☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:57 – 23:45
- 7☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:10
- 10♂︎ Mars02:10 – 02:58
- 11☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:46
- 12♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:34 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:35, lasts 9h 39m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:34 to 05:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.