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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:34
- 2☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:48 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:13
- 9☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:13
- 5♀︎ Venus22:13 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 04:11
- 10♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:23
- 11☉︎ Sun05:23 – 06:34
- 12♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:46 to 08:34: 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.