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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 18:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:55
- 2♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:28
- 9♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:37
- 11☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:37
- 3☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:28 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:46: the day lasts 12h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:50 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.