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 Sunday, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:55
- 2♀︎ Venus05:55 – 07:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:19
- 4☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 14:20
- 9♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:20 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:31
- 9♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:19
- 10☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:07
- 11♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 14h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:42 to 05:55: 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.