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 Tuesday, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:13
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:27
- 2☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:42
- 3♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:10
- 5☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:52
- 8♂︎ Mars12:52 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 15:21
- 10♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:49
- 12☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 19:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:21
- 4☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:07
- 5♀︎ Venus22:07 – 22:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:52 – 23:38
- 7☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:56
- 10♂︎ Mars01:56 – 02:42
- 11☉︎ Sun02:42 – 03:28
- 12♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Tuesday, 23 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:13 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:13 to 05:27: 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.