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 Thursday, 24 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:28 – 06:29
- 2♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:29
- 3☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:29
- 4♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:30
- 6☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:32
- 9♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:32
- 10☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:33
- 11♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:34 – 18:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:33 – 20:32
- 4♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:32
- 5☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:32
- 6♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:31
- 8☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:30
- 11♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:29
- 12☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:29
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Thursday, 24 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 12h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:28 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.