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 Monday, 21 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:23
- 4♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:01
- 6♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:39
- 8☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:28
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:17 – 15:05
- 11♂︎ Mars15:05 – 15:54
- 12☉︎ Sun15:54 – 16:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:43 – 17:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:54 – 19:06
- 3☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:17 – 21:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:28 – 22:39
- 6♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:50
- 7☉︎ Sun23:50 – 01:01
- 8♀︎ Venus01:01 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:23
- 10☽︎ Moon03:23 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:46 – 06:57
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nagoya?
On Monday, 21 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 9h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:56 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.