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, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:24
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:24 – 06:34
- 2☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:44
- 3♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:36
- 8♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:46
- 9☉︎ Sun14:46 – 15:56
- 10♀︎ Venus15:56 – 17:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:06 – 18:16
- 12☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:06
- 3♂︎ Mars21:06 – 21:56
- 4☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:46
- 5♀︎ Venus22:46 – 23:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 02:55
- 10♂︎ Mars02:55 – 03:45
- 11☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:35
- 12♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:24 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:24 to 06:34: 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.