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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 16:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:30
- 2☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:56
- 5☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:23
- 8♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:12
- 9☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:00
- 10♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:38
- 12☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:49
- 3♂︎ Mars18:49 – 20:01
- 4☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:12
- 5♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:34
- 7☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:45 – 01:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 16:27: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:30: 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.