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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:56
- 2☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:09 – 08:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:34
- 5♂︎ Mars09:34 – 10:46
- 6☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:59
- 7♀︎ Venus11:59 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:24
- 9☽︎ Moon14:24 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:49 – 18:02
- 12♂︎ Mars18:02 – 19:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:49 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:59
- 7♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:46
- 8☉︎ Sun00:46 – 01:34
- 9♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:09
- 11☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:44
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:44 to 05:56: 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.