Planetary hours
in Saitama.
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, 20 August 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:03
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:03 – 06:10
- 2☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:17
- 3♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:30
- 5☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:51
- 8♂︎ Mars12:51 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 15:04
- 10♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:18
- 12☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:04
- 4☉︎ Sun21:04 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:44
- 7☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:24
- 10♂︎ Mars02:24 – 03:18
- 11☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:11
- 12♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Tuesday, 20 August 2024, the Sun rises at 05:03 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:04, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:03 to 06:10: 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.