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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:06
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:22
- 5☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:37
- 8☽︎ Moon13:37 – 14:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:53
- 11♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:58
- 12☉︎ Sun17:58 – 19:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:03 – 19:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 20:53
- 3☽︎ Moon20:53 – 21:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:43 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:33
- 7☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:17
- 10☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:01 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.