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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:33
- 3☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:28
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:26
- 6♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:23
- 7☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:21
- 8♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 15:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:10
- 2☉︎ Sun18:10 – 19:13
- 3♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:26
- 8♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:29
- 9☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:32
- 10♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:37
- 12☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:40
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:36: 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.