Planetary hours
in Chợ Lớn.
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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:49
- 3♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:47
- 4☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:45
- 5♀︎ Venus09:45 – 10:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:41
- 7☽︎ Moon11:41 – 12:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:38 – 13:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:34
- 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:32
- 11☉︎ Sun15:32 – 16:30
- 12♀︎ Venus16:30 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:30
- 2☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:32 – 20:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:36
- 5♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:39
- 6☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:41
- 7♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:45
- 9☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chợ Lớn?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:54 to 06:52: 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.