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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:36
- 4☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:30 – 11:27
- 7♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:25
- 8☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 16:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:14
- 2♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:20
- 4♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:25
- 6☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:33
- 9♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:36
- 10☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:39
- 11♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.