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, 14 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 16:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:32
- 2☉︎ Sun07:32 – 08:20
- 3♀︎ Venus08:20 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 09:55
- 5☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:43 – 11:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:18
- 8♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:06
- 9☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:53
- 10♀︎ Venus13:53 – 14:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:29
- 12☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:16 – 17:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:41
- 3♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:53
- 4☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:06
- 5♀︎ Venus21:06 – 22:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:31
- 7☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:20
- 11☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:33
- 12♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:45
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Tuesday, 14 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 16:16: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:44 to 07:32: 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.