Planetary hours
in Tangerang.
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 Wednesday, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Jakarta).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:38
- 5♂︎ Mars09:38 – 10:40
- 6☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:42
- 7♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:45 – 13:47
- 9☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:49 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:54
- 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:54
- 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:49
- 4☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:42
- 7♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:40
- 8☉︎ Sun00:40 – 01:38
- 9♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:31 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tangerang?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.