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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:11 – 06:13
- 2♀︎ Venus06:13 – 07:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:23
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:25
- 7♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:27
- 8☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:30
- 9♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:34
- 11☽︎ Moon15:34 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:34
- 3☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:32
- 4♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:27
- 6☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:23
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:20
- 9♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 11h 32m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:11 to 06:13: 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.