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 Monday, 9 August 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:50 – 08:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 09:09
- 4♂︎ Mars09:09 – 10:18
- 5☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:27
- 6♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:45
- 8☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 17:13
- 11♂︎ Mars17:13 – 18:22
- 12☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:13
- 3☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:55 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:28
- 8♀︎ Venus01:28 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:09
- 10☽︎ Moon03:09 – 04:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Seongnam-si?
On Monday, 9 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.