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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:32
- 4☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 13:13
- 8☉︎ Sun13:13 – 14:23
- 9♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 19:54
- 2♂︎ Mars19:54 – 20:44
- 3☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:34
- 4♀︎ Venus21:34 – 22:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:24 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:43
- 9♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:33
- 10☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:22
- 11♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.