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, 16 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:33
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:33
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:44
- 2☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:54
- 3♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:05 – 09:15
- 5☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:07
- 10♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:28
- 12☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:04
- 10♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:54
- 11☉︎ Sun02:54 – 03:43
- 12♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:33
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chiba?
On Tuesday, 16 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:33 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:33, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:33 to 05:44: 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.