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, 29 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:29
- 2☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:28
- 3♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:27
- 5☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:26
- 8♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:25
- 9☉︎ Sun13:25 – 14:24
- 10♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:23
- 12☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:25
- 4☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:25
- 5♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:27
- 7☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:28
- 10♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:29
- 11☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:30
- 12♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:30
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Tuesday, 29 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:29 to 06:29: 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.