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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:48
- 3☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:42
- 4♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:30
- 6☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:13
- 9♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:07
- 10☉︎ Sun14:07 – 15:01
- 11♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:55 – 16:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:07
- 4♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:13
- 5☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:19
- 6♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:31
- 8☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:49
- 11♂︎ Mars03:49 – 04:55
- 12☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:01
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:00 to 06:54: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.