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, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:13
- 3♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:20 – 11:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:24
- 8♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:26
- 9☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:28
- 10♀︎ Venus14:28 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:32
- 12☽︎ Moon16:32 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:28
- 4☉︎ Sun20:28 – 21:26
- 5♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:22
- 7☽︎ Moon23:22 – 00:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.