Planetary hours
in Kyoto.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:21
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Right now♄︎ Hour of Saturn — hour 5 of the night, until 22:34
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:20 – 07:13
- 2☽︎ Moon07:13 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:53
- 5♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:40
- 7♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:27
- 9☽︎ Moon13:27 – 14:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:13 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:00 – 18:07
- 2♀︎ Venus18:07 – 19:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:20
- 4☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:27 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:40
- 7♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 06:21
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:21, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:20 to 07:13: 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.