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Planetary hours · Kyoto (Japan)

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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
05:21
Sunset
18:38
Next sunrise
05:21

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:27
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:34
  3. 3☽︎ Moon07:34 – 08:40
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:47
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:53
  6. 6♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:59
  7. 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:06
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:12
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 15:19
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:25
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:32
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:38

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:32
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:25
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:19
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:13
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:13 – 23:06
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:00
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:53
  8. 8♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:47
  9. 9☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:41
  10. 10♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:34
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:28
  12. 12☽︎ Moon04:28 – 05:21

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?

On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 05:21 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

Today’s sky, on YOUR chart

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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.