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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:42 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:33: 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.