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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:59
- 4☉︎ Sun08:59 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:15 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:48
- 10♂︎ Mars15:48 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:12 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:48 – 22:40
- 5♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:16 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:43
- 12♂︎ Mars04:43 – 05:35
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:35 to 06:43: 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.