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 Wednesday, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:16
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:48
- 6☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:31
- 9☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:26
- 4☽︎ Moon20:26 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:43
- 7♂︎ Mars23:43 – 00:48
- 8☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:59 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 05:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:11 – 06:16
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:16, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.