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Planetary hours · Kobe (Japan)

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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:54
Sunset
16:48
Next sunrise
06:55

A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:43
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:33
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:22
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:12
  5. 5♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:01
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:40
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:30
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:19
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:19 – 15:09
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:58
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:48

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:48 – 17:58
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:09
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:20
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:30
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:41
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:51 – 01:02
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:12
  9. 9♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:23
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:34
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:44
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:55

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:43: 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

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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.