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 Wednesday, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:31
- 9☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:37
- 12♂︎ Mars17:37 – 18:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:37
- 2♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:33
- 4☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:31 – 23:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:29 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:23
- 9♀︎ Venus02:23 – 03:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:14 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.