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, 14 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:04
- 2☉︎ Sun06:04 – 07:16
- 3♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:39
- 5☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 12:02
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:25
- 9☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:37
- 10♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:00
- 12☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:49
- 3♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:37
- 4☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:26
- 5♀︎ Venus22:26 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:03
- 7☽︎ Moon00:03 – 00:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:17
- 11☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:05
- 12♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:54
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Tuesday, 14 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:53 to 06:04: 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.