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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:10 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:17
- 5☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:22
- 8♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:26
- 10♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:29
- 12☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:31
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:26
- 4☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:24
- 5♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:20
- 7☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 39m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:10 to 06:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.