Planetary hours
in Kawasaki.
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 Thursday, 1 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:35 – 06:34
- 2♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:33
- 3☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:33
- 4♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:31
- 6☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:28
- 9♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:28
- 10☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:27
- 11♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:25
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:26 – 19:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:28
- 4♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:29
- 5☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:30
- 6♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:31 – 00:31
- 8☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:34
- 11♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:35
- 12☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kawasaki?
On Thursday, 1 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 11h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 12h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:35 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.