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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:17
- 3♂︎ Mars08:17 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:10
- 5♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:00 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:49
- 11☉︎ Sun15:49 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:00
- 6☉︎ Sun23:00 – 00:03
- 7♀︎ Venus00:03 – 01:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 02:10
- 9☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:17 – 05:21
- 12♂︎ Mars05:21 – 06:25
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:20: 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.