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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:36 – 08:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 10:01
- 5♂︎ Mars10:01 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:27
- 7♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:52
- 9☽︎ Moon14:52 – 16:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:30
- 12♂︎ Mars18:30 – 19:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:30
- 2♀︎ Venus20:30 – 21:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:05
- 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 22:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:52 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:49 – 03:37
- 11☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:11 to 06:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.