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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:07 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:10
- 4☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:20
- 10♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:22
- 11☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:24
- 12♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:25
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:24
- 2☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:22 – 21:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Latkrabang?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 12h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.