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 Thursday, 3 September 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 06:57
- 2♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:01
- 3☉︎ Sun08:01 – 09:05
- 4♀︎ Venus09:05 – 10:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 11:13
- 6☽︎ Moon11:13 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:25
- 9♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:29
- 10☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:33
- 11♀︎ Venus16:33 – 17:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:41
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:33
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:29
- 4♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:25
- 5☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:13
- 8☽︎ Moon01:13 – 02:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:57
- 12☉︎ Sun04:57 – 05:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Thursday, 3 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:53 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.