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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 06:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:11 – 07:21
- 3♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:32
- 4☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:42
- 5♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 12:03
- 7☽︎ Moon12:03 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:05 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:24
- 5♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:03
- 7♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:43
- 9☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:32 – 03:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:22 – 04:11
- 12♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:00 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.