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, 10 December 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:14 – 06:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:27
- 6♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:32
- 8♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:37
- 10☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:42
- 2☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:37 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:25
- 9☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:22
- 10♀︎ Venus02:22 – 03:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:17
- 12☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Jepara?
On Friday, 10 December 2027, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 12h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 11h 31m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:14 to 06:17: 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.