Planetary hours
in Depok.
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 Saturday, 15 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 06:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 07:59
- 3♂︎ Mars07:59 – 08:58
- 4☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:57 – 11:57
- 7☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:55
- 11☉︎ Sun15:55 – 16:54
- 12♀︎ Venus16:54 – 17:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 18:54
- 2☽︎ Moon18:54 – 19:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:56
- 6☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:57
- 7♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:57 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Depok?
On Saturday, 15 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 12h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.