Planetary hours
in Tokyo.
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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 04:55
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:03
- 2♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:20
- 4☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:46
- 7♂︎ Mars11:46 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 15:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:20
- 11☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:29 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:29
- 2♂︎ Mars19:29 – 20:20
- 3☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:12
- 4♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:55
- 6☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:29
- 9♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:21
- 10☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:12
- 11♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:55
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tokyo?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:55, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:03: 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.