Planetary hours
in Cần Thơ.
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 Friday, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 06:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 07:47
- 3☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:50
- 6♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:51
- 7☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:51
- 8♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:54
- 2☉︎ Sun18:54 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:50
- 8♂︎ Mars00:50 – 01:49
- 9☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:47
- 12☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cần Thơ?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 12h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 11h 51m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.