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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:37
- 2♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 09:01
- 4☽︎ Moon09:01 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:25
- 11☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:38
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:38
- 2♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:01
- 10☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.