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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:06
- 3♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:26
- 5♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:45
- 7☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:55 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 15:14
- 10♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:24
- 11☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:05
- 5♂︎ Mars22:05 – 22:55
- 6☉︎ Sun22:55 – 23:46
- 7♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:07 – 03:57
- 12♂︎ Mars03:57 – 04:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 10h 04m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:47 to 05:57: 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.