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 Sunday, 25 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:21
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:04
- 2♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:18
- 4☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:39
- 7♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:53
- 9♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:21
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:14
- 2♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 21:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:46
- 6☽︎ Moon22:46 – 23:38
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:24
- 9♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 10☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:10
- 11♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kawasaki?
On Sunday, 25 April 2027, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:21: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:57 to 06:04: 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.