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, 3 September 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:01 – 06:06
- 2♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:17
- 4☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:22 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:38
- 8☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:44
- 9♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:55
- 11☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:00
- 2♂︎ Mars19:00 – 19:55
- 3☉︎ Sun19:55 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:39
- 6☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:23
- 9♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:18
- 10☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:02
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sapporo?
On Sunday, 3 September 2028, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:01 to 06:06: 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.