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 Wednesday, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:55
- 7♀︎ Venus11:55 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:40
- 9☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:32 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:32
- 4☽︎ Moon20:32 – 21:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:39 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:39
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:40 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.