Planetary hours
in Séoul.
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, 6 February 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Seoul).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:16
- 3♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:09
- 4☉︎ Sun10:09 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:46
- 7☽︎ Moon12:46 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:23
- 10♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:15
- 11☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:08
- 12♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:08
- 2☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:15 – 21:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:45
- 7♀︎ Venus00:45 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:15 – 06:23
- 12♂︎ Mars06:23 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Séoul?
On Saturday, 6 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:31 to 08:24: 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.