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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:18
- 2♀︎ Venus07:18 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:35
- 8☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:28
- 9♀︎ Venus13:28 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:59
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 18:06
- 2♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:36
- 6☽︎ Moon22:36 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:57
- 9♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:05
- 10☉︎ Sun03:05 – 04:12
- 11♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:19 – 06:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:18: 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.