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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:41 – 07:37
- 2♀︎ Venus07:37 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:24 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:16
- 7♂︎ Mars12:16 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 15:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 15:59
- 11☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:55
- 2♂︎ Mars18:55 – 19:59
- 3☉︎ Sun19:59 – 21:03
- 4♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:29
- 10☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:38 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 12h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:41 to 07:37: 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.