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 Friday, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:14
- 3☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 12:02
- 7☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:13
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:26
- 5☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:38
- 9☉︎ Sun01:38 – 02:27
- 10♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:03
- 12☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:50 to 06:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.