Planetary hours
in Semarang.
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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:14
- 3♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:16
- 4☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:18
- 5♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:22
- 7☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:27
- 10♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:31
- 12♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:33 – 18:31
- 2☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:27 – 21:25
- 5♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:23
- 6☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:21
- 7♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:18
- 9☽︎ Moon01:18 – 02:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:14 – 04:12
- 12♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semarang?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 12h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:10 to 06:12: 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.