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 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:08
- 2♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:26
- 4☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:53
- 7♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 19:39
- 2♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:20
- 4♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:34
- 9♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:25
- 10☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:16
- 11♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:58
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:59 to 06:08: 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.