Planetary hours
in Sendai.
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 Friday, 1 November 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 06:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:19
- 7☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:12
- 8♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:58
- 10☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:37
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:44
- 2☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:51
- 3♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:05
- 5☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:27
- 8♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:34
- 9☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:42
- 10♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:49 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:03
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Friday, 1 November 2024, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.