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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:19
- 5♀︎ Venus10:19 – 11:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:28 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:06
- 10♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:24
- 12♀︎ Venus18:24 – 19:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:24
- 2☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 22:57
- 5♂︎ Mars22:57 – 23:47
- 6☉︎ Sun23:47 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:52
- 12♂︎ Mars04:52 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:51: 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.