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, 6 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:30
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 04:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:42
- 2♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:05
- 4☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:40
- 7♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:51
- 8☉︎ Sun12:51 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:26
- 11☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:38
- 2♂︎ Mars19:38 – 20:26
- 3☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:52
- 6☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:17
- 9♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:06
- 10☉︎ Sun02:06 – 02:54
- 11♀︎ Venus02:54 – 03:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:31
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Sunday, 6 August 2028, the Sun rises at 04:30 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 14h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:31, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:30 to 05:42: 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.