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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:47
- Sunset
- 18:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:48
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:56
- 2☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:05
- 3♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:23
- 5☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:32 – 11:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:50
- 8♂︎ Mars12:50 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:26
- 12☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:26 – 20:17
- 3♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:41
- 7☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:32
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:23 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:06
- 11☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:57
- 12♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:48
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:47 and sets at 18:35: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:48, lasts 10h 12m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:47 to 05:56: 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.