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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 16:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 11 of the night, until 04:57
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:36
- 5♂︎ Mars09:36 – 10:29
- 6☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:22
- 7♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:16 – 13:09
- 9☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:48
- 12♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 17:48
- 2♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:55 – 20:02
- 4☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:23
- 7♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:30
- 8☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:50
- 11☽︎ Moon03:50 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 06:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.