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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:21
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:22
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:21 – 05:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:48
- 3☽︎ Moon06:48 – 08:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 09:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:28
- 6♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:41
- 7☉︎ Sun11:41 – 12:55
- 8♀︎ Venus12:55 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:21
- 10☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:35 – 17:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:48
- 2☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:35
- 3♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 22:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:28
- 8♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:15
- 9☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:02
- 10♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:35
- 12☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:22
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:21 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:22, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:21 to 05:34: 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.