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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:04 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:47
- 9♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:35
- 10☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 07:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:04 to 07:54: 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.