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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:12
- 2☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:14
- 3♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:18
- 5☽︎ Moon09:18 – 10:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:25
- 8♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:27
- 9☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:29
- 10♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:34
- 12☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:29
- 4☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:27
- 5♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:23
- 7☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:16
- 10♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:14
- 11☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:12
- 12♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Semarang?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:09 to 06:12: 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.