Planetary hours
in Seongnam-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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:25
- 2☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:38 – 08:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:06
- 5♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:01
- 9☽︎ Moon15:01 – 16:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:42
- 12♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:42
- 2♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:15
- 4☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 02:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:25: 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.