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Planetary hours · Tokyo (Japan)

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 Wednesday, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:02
Sunset
18:26
Next sunrise
05:03

A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Tokyo).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:09
  2. 2☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:16
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn07:16 – 08:23
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun10:37 – 11:44
  7. 7♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:51
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:58
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 15:05
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:12
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:19
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:19 – 18:26

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:19
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:12
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:05
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:58
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:51
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:45
  7. 7♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:38
  8. 8☉︎ Sun00:38 – 01:31
  9. 9♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:24
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:17
  11. 11☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:10
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn04:10 – 05:03

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Tokyo?

On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:03, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:09: 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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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.