Planetary hours
in Thuận An.
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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:47
- 3☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:53 – 10:56
- 6♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:14 – 18:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:14
- 2☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:11
- 3♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 00:56
- 8♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:53
- 9☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Thuận An?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 11h 24m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.