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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 11:57
- 7♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:46
- 8☉︎ Sun12:46 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:14
- 11☽︎ Moon15:14 – 16:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:03
- 2♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:14
- 3☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:25
- 4♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 01:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:41
- 11♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 07:52: 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.