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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:40
- 5☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 12:04
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:04 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:27
- 9☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:39
- 10♀︎ Venus15:39 – 16:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 18:03
- 12☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:03 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:40
- 4☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:28
- 5♀︎ Venus22:28 – 23:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:04
- 7☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:16
- 11☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:52 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.