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, 18 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 18:15
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:56 – 06:03
- 2☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:09
- 3♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:22
- 5☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:42
- 8♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:49
- 9☉︎ Sun13:49 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:09
- 12☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:15
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:08 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:48
- 5♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:35
- 7☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:15
- 10♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:08
- 11☉︎ Sun03:08 – 04:01
- 12♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sendai?
On Tuesday, 18 April 2028, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 18:15: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:56 to 06:03: 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.