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, 8 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:21
- 2☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:07
- 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:53 – 10:40
- 5☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:58
- 8♂︎ Mars12:58 – 13:44
- 9☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:31
- 10♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:03
- 12☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 18:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:03 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:31
- 4☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:45
- 5♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:26 – 02:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:54
- 10♂︎ Mars03:54 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:22
- 12♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Tuesday, 8 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:35 to 08:21: 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.