Planetary hours
in Vinh.
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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Bangkok).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:41
- 2♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:02
- 7♂︎ Mars12:02 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:11
- 9♀︎ Venus14:11 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:19
- 11☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:28
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:28 – 19:24
- 2♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:19
- 3☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:11
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:02 – 00:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Vinh?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 12h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:41: 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.