Planetary hours
in Thanh Hóa.
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
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 08:47
- 4☽︎ Moon08:47 – 09:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:41
- 7♂︎ Mars11:41 – 12:40
- 8☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:38
- 9♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:33
- 2♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:40
- 6☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:45
- 9♂︎ Mars01:45 – 02:47
- 10☉︎ Sun02:47 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:50 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thanh Hóa?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 11h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 12h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 06:50: 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.