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, 1 November 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 07:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:37
- 5♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:31
- 6☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:24
- 7♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:11
- 9☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:05 – 14:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:58 – 15:52
- 12♂︎ Mars15:52 – 16:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:52
- 2♀︎ Venus17:52 – 18:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:05
- 4☽︎ Moon20:05 – 21:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:12 – 22:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:18 – 23:25
- 7♂︎ Mars23:25 – 00:31
- 8☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:51
- 11☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 06:04
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Saitama?
On Wednesday, 1 November 2028, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:03 to 06:57: 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.