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 Tuesday, 9 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 04:42
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:54
- 2☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:07
- 3♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:31
- 5☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:33
- 10♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:45 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:45
- 3♂︎ Mars20:45 – 21:33
- 4☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 23:56
- 7☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:19
- 10♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:07
- 11☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:54
- 12♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:42
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Tuesday, 9 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:42, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:42 to 05:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.