Planetary hours
in Goyang-si.
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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:36 – 06:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:46 – 07:56
- 3♂︎ Mars07:56 – 09:07
- 4☉︎ Sun09:07 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 22:59
- 5♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:28 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:08 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:47
- 12♂︎ Mars04:47 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:36 to 06:46: 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.