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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:41
- 6♂︎ Mars10:41 – 11:29
- 7☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:17
- 8♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:16
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:16 – 17:28
- 2☉︎ Sun17:28 – 18:40
- 3♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:05
- 5☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:42
- 8♂︎ Mars00:42 – 01:54
- 9☉︎ Sun01:54 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:31
- 12☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:43
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:42 to 07:30: 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.