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, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:41
- 2♂︎ Mars07:41 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:20
- 4♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:29
- 9♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:19
- 10☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:09
- 11♀︎ Venus15:09 – 15:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:19
- 4♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:29
- 5☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:40
- 6♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:50 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:10 – 03:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:41
- 12☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:51
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:51 to 07:41: 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.