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, 22 April 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 18:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:07
- 2♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:13
- 3☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:20
- 4♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:33
- 6☽︎ Moon10:33 – 11:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:46 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 16:06
- 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 20:59
- 4♂︎ Mars20:59 – 21:53
- 5☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:46
- 6♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:39
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:39 – 00:32
- 8☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:12
- 11♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:05
- 12☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:59
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Thursday, 22 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 18:20: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:07: 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.