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 May 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:00
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 06:10
- 2☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:32 – 17:41
- 12♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:41
- 2♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:23
- 4☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:37
- 9♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:18
- 11☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:00
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kobe?
On Wednesday, 9 May 2029, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:00, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:01 to 06:10: 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.