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 Friday, 9 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:32
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 04:32
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:56
- 3☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:34
- 6♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:46
- 7☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:58
- 8♀︎ Venus12:58 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:34
- 8♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:22
- 9☉︎ Sun01:22 – 02:09
- 10♀︎ Venus02:09 – 02:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 03:45
- 12☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:32
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Friday, 9 July 2027, the Sun rises at 04:32 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:32, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:32 to 05:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.