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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:37
- 7♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:47
- 8☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:57
- 9♀︎ Venus14:57 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:18
- 11☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:28 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:28
- 2♂︎ Mars20:28 – 21:18
- 3☉︎ Sun21:18 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:48
- 6☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:57
- 11♀︎ Venus03:57 – 04:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:47 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:46: 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.