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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:58 – 07:04
- 2♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:16
- 4♀︎ Venus09:16 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:45
- 9♂︎ Mars14:45 – 15:51
- 10☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:57
- 11♀︎ Venus16:57 – 18:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 19:09
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 20:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 21:52
- 4♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:46
- 5☉︎ Sun22:46 – 23:40
- 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:34
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:34 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:10
- 11♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:04
- 12☉︎ Sun05:04 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:58 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.