Planetary hours
in Sapporo.
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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 04:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:38
- 2♀︎ Venus05:38 – 06:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:03
- 4☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 15:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:30
- 11☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:42 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:42
- 2♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:30
- 3☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:18
- 4♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:16
- 9♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:03
- 10☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:51
- 11♀︎ Venus02:51 – 03:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:26, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 to 05:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.