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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:47
- 2☉︎ Sun06:47 – 07:57
- 3♀︎ Venus07:57 – 09:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:07 – 10:17
- 5☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:47
- 8♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:57
- 9☉︎ Sun14:57 – 16:07
- 10♀︎ Venus16:07 – 17:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:26
- 12☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:36
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:07
- 4☉︎ Sun22:07 – 22:57
- 5♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:37
- 7☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:58
- 11☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 13h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.