Planetary hours
in Biên Hòa.
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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 07:52
- 3♂︎ Mars07:52 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:47
- 5♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:43
- 7☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:38 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:33
- 11☉︎ Sun15:33 – 16:31
- 12♀︎ Venus16:31 – 17:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:31
- 2☽︎ Moon18:31 – 19:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:38
- 5♂︎ Mars21:38 – 22:40
- 6☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:43
- 7♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:45 – 01:48
- 9☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:55
- 12♂︎ Mars04:55 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Biên Hòa?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.