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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:22 – 09:23
- 5♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:24
- 6☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:25
- 7♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:28 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:28
- 4☽︎ Moon20:28 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:25
- 7♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:24
- 8☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:23
- 9♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:20
- 11☽︎ Moon03:20 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:19 to 06:20: 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.