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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:22
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 04:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:22 – 05:36
- 2♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:02
- 4☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:08
- 9♀︎ Venus14:08 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:34
- 11☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 19:47
- 2♂︎ Mars19:47 – 20:34
- 3☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:16
- 9♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:02
- 10☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:49
- 11♀︎ Venus02:49 – 03:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:23
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:22 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:23, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:22 to 05:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.