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 Tuesday, 23 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:03
- Sunset
- 18:59
- Next sunrise
- 04:03
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:03 – 05:18
- 2☉︎ Sun05:18 – 06:33
- 3♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:02
- 5☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:46
- 8♂︎ Mars12:46 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:30 – 17:44
- 12☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:59
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 19:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:30
- 3♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:47
- 10♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:32
- 11☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:17
- 12♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Tuesday, 23 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:03 and sets at 18:59: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:03, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:03 to 05:18: 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.