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 Tuesday, 10 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:12
- 3♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:29
- 5☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:55
- 8♂︎ Mars12:55 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:12
- 10♀︎ Venus15:12 – 16:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:29
- 12☽︎ Moon17:29 – 18:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:20
- 3♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:12
- 4☉︎ Sun21:12 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:46
- 7☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:38 – 01:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:21
- 10♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:13
- 11☉︎ Sun03:13 – 04:04
- 12♀︎ Venus04:04 – 04:56
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Tuesday, 10 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:55 to 06:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.