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 Sunday, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:35
- 4☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:35
- 7♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:35
- 9♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:36
- 11☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:35
- 6☽︎ Moon22:35 – 23:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:35
- 9♂︎ Mars01:35 – 02:35
- 10☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 11h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:35 to 06:35: 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.