Planetary hours
in Kobe.
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 Monday, 18 May 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:54
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:15 – 08:25
- 4♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:35
- 5☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:45
- 6♀︎ Venus10:45 – 11:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 13:06
- 8☽︎ Moon13:06 – 14:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:16 – 15:26
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:36
- 11♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:47
- 12☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:36
- 3☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:16 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 23:55
- 7☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:45
- 8♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:35 – 02:24
- 10☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:14 – 04:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Monday, 18 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:54 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:54 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.