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, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:41
- 3♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:44
- 7☽︎ Moon11:44 – 12:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:46
- 11☉︎ Sun15:46 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:46 – 20:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:45
- 5♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:44
- 6☉︎ Sun22:44 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:42
- 9☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:40
- 12♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Depok?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 12h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 11h 52m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:40 to 06:40: 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.