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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:13
- 3☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:19
- 6♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:21
- 7☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:23
- 8♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:27
- 10☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:31 – 17:33
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:31
- 2☉︎ Sun18:31 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:19
- 8♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:17
- 9☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:15
- 10♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:11
- 12☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: 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.