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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:31 – 08:34
- 4☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:39 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:51
- 11☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 19:51
- 3☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:49
- 4♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:36
- 9♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:34
- 10☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:29: 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.