Planetary hours
in Fukuoka.
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, 15 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 11:05
- 6♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:14
- 7☉︎ Sun12:14 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:43
- 10☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:52
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 18:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:02
- 2☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:52
- 3♀︎ Venus20:52 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 01:05
- 8♂︎ Mars01:05 – 01:55
- 9☉︎ Sun01:55 – 02:45
- 10♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:36
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:26
- 12☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:17
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Friday, 15 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:27: 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.