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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:41
- 2♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:50
- 7♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:39
- 8☉︎ Sun12:39 – 13:29
- 9♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:08
- 11☽︎ Moon15:08 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:08
- 3☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:19
- 4♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 01:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:00 – 02:11
- 9♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:42 – 06:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:41: 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.