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, 4 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:29
- 4♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:18
- 5☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:07
- 6♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:46
- 8☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:35
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:14
- 11♂︎ Mars15:14 – 16:03
- 12☉︎ Sun16:03 – 16:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:53 – 18:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:14
- 3☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:35 – 22:46
- 6♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:57
- 7☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:07
- 8♀︎ Venus01:07 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:29
- 10☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:50 – 07:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Nagoya?
On Monday, 4 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:01 to 07:50: 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.