Planetary hours
in Chongjin.
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 Tuesday, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:11
- 2☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:24
- 3♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:17 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:44
- 9☉︎ Sun14:44 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:24
- 12☽︎ Moon18:24 – 19:37
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:10
- 3♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:17
- 7☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:37
- 10♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:23
- 11☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:10
- 12♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 9h 19m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 04:57 to 06:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.