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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:49
- 2♂︎ Mars06:49 – 07:58
- 3☉︎ Sun07:58 – 09:08
- 4♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:27
- 6☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:56
- 9♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:05
- 10☉︎ Sun16:05 – 17:15
- 11♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:34
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:25
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:06
- 4♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:56
- 5☉︎ Sun22:56 – 23:47
- 6♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:37 – 01:28
- 8☽︎ Moon01:28 – 02:18
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:18 – 03:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:08 – 03:59
- 11♂︎ Mars03:59 – 04:49
- 12☉︎ Sun04:49 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:39 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.