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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:23
- 7♂︎ Mars12:23 – 13:30
- 8☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:54
- 11☽︎ Moon16:54 – 18:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:01
- 2♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:39
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:39 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:53
- 11♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:36 to 06:44: 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.