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, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:05
- 2☽︎ Moon08:05 – 08:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:07 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:39 – 16:29
- 12♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:56
- 11☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:06 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Goyang-si?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:15 to 08:05: 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.