Planetary hours
in Hat Yai.
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
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:04
- 6☉︎ Sun11:04 – 12:03
- 7♀︎ Venus12:03 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 15:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:57
- 12♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:56 – 18:57
- 2♀︎ Venus18:57 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:00
- 4☽︎ Moon21:00 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:03
- 7♂︎ Mars00:03 – 01:04
- 8☉︎ Sun01:04 – 02:05
- 9♀︎ Venus02:05 – 03:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:06 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hat Yai?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:09 to 07:08: 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.