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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:12
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:20
- 2♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:37
- 4☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:44
- 2♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:27
- 4♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:46
- 9♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:37
- 10☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:12
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:12 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:12 to 06:20: 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.