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, 26 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 16:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 08:26
- 3☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:49
- 6♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:37
- 7☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:24
- 8♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:59
- 10☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:22 – 17:34
- 2☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:47
- 3♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:12
- 5☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:49
- 8♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:39
- 12☽︎ Moon05:39 – 06:52
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Friday, 26 December 2025, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 16:22: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:51 to 07:39: 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.