Planetary hours
in Pak Kret.
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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:03 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:10
- 3♂︎ Mars08:10 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:23
- 7☽︎ Moon12:23 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:33
- 10♂︎ Mars15:33 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:33 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:23
- 7♀︎ Venus00:23 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 05:07
- 12♂︎ Mars05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pak Kret?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 20m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:03 to 07:06: 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.