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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:13 – 08:15
- 4☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:21
- 7♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:22
- 8☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:24
- 9♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:26 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:30
- 2♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:24 – 22:22
- 6☽︎ Moon22:22 – 23:21
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:15
- 10☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:13
- 11♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:09 to 06:11: 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.