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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:23
- 3♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:38
- 7☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:04
- 10♂︎ Mars15:04 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:53 – 21:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.