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 Wednesday, 18 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:42
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 04:43
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:52
- 2☽︎ Moon05:52 – 07:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:10 – 09:19
- 5♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:28
- 6☉︎ Sun10:28 – 11:38
- 7♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:56
- 9☽︎ Moon13:56 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:06
- 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 21:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:57 – 22:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:38
- 7♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:29
- 8☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:20
- 9♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:11 – 03:02
- 11☽︎ Moon03:02 – 03:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn03:53 – 04:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Wednesday, 18 August 2027, the Sun rises at 04:42 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:43, lasts 10h 10m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:42 to 05:52: 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.