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 Friday, 23 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 04:41
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:02
- 3☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:45
- 7☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:56
- 8♀︎ Venus12:56 – 14:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:07 – 15:18
- 10☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:40 – 18:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:40
- 2☉︎ Sun19:40 – 20:29
- 3♀︎ Venus20:29 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:57 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:35
- 8♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:24
- 9☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:13
- 10♀︎ Venus02:13 – 03:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:51
- 12☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:41
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Friday, 23 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:41, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:40 to 05:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.