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 Saturday, 19 June 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:12
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:13
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:41
- 3♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:55
- 4☉︎ Sun07:55 – 09:09
- 5♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:37
- 7☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 14:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:34
- 11☉︎ Sun16:34 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 19:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:34 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:06
- 5♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:52
- 6☉︎ Sun22:52 – 23:37
- 7♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:23
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:23 – 01:09
- 9☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn01:55 – 02:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter02:41 – 03:27
- 12♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:13
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Saturday, 19 June 2027, the Sun rises at 04:12 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:13, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:12 to 05:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.