Planetary hours
in Nagoya.
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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 16:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 08:53
- 4☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:35
- 7☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:23 – 14:17
- 10♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:11
- 11☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:59 – 18:05
- 2☽︎ Moon18:05 – 19:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:11 – 20:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:17 – 21:23
- 5♂︎ Mars21:23 – 22:30
- 6☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:36
- 7♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:54 – 04:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:00 – 05:06
- 12♂︎ Mars05:06 – 06:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nagoya?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 16:59: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.