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 Saturday, 26 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:25
- 3♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:25
- 4☉︎ Sun08:25 – 09:25
- 5♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:25
- 7☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:25
- 10♂︎ Mars14:25 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:26
- 5♂︎ Mars21:26 – 22:26
- 6☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:26
- 7♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:26
- 9☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:26
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Saturday, 26 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 12h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.