Planetary hours
in Latkrabang.
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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:23
- 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:30
- 12♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:30
- 2♀︎ Venus19:30 – 20:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:27 – 21:25
- 4☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:09
- 11☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latkrabang?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:07: 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.