Planetary hours
in Jepara.
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 Friday, 21 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:20
- 6♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:23
- 7☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:25
- 8♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:29
- 10☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:36 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:21
- 8♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:18
- 9☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:16
- 10♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:12
- 12☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.