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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:51
- 6♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:42
- 7☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:33
- 8♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:57
- 2☉︎ Sun17:57 – 19:06
- 3♀︎ Venus19:06 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:51
- 8♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 03:09
- 10♀︎ Venus03:09 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:36
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:35 to 07:26: 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
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.