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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:25
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 04:24
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:36
- 2♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:59
- 4☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:33
- 7♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:44
- 8☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:06
- 4♀︎ Venus21:06 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 22:44
- 6☽︎ Moon22:44 – 23:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:32 – 00:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:09
- 9♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:58
- 10☉︎ Sun01:58 – 02:47
- 11♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:24
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 04:25 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:24, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:25 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.