Planetary hours
in Yawnghwe.
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, 4 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Yangon).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:35
- 2☉︎ Sun06:35 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 08:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:49
- 5☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 13:03
- 8♂︎ Mars13:03 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:22
- 12☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:27 – 19:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:18
- 3♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:08
- 5♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:03
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:58
- 7☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:44
- 10♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:39
- 11☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:35
- 12♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Yawnghwe?
On Tuesday, 4 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 11h 03m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:30 to 06:35: 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.