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 Wednesday, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:30
- 5♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:00 – 13:50
- 9☽︎ Moon13:50 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:50 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:31
- 9♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:11
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Fukuoka?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.