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 Tuesday, 23 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:01
- 5☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:33
- 8♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:24
- 9☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:15
- 10♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 15:56
- 12☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:06
- 3♂︎ Mars19:06 – 20:15
- 4☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:24
- 5♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:43
- 7☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:11
- 10♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kyoto?
On Tuesday, 23 November 2027, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:38 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.