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 Monday, 13 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 04:52
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon04:52 – 06:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:27
- 4♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:39
- 5☉︎ Sun09:39 – 10:50
- 6♀︎ Venus10:50 – 12:02
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:14
- 8☽︎ Moon13:14 – 14:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:37 – 16:49
- 11♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:00
- 12☉︎ Sun18:00 – 19:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:49
- 3☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:02
- 7☉︎ Sun00:02 – 00:51
- 8♀︎ Venus00:51 – 01:39
- 9☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:28
- 10☽︎ Moon02:28 – 03:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:16 – 04:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:04 – 04:53
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Monday, 13 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:52 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 9h 41m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 04:52 to 06:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.