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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:33
- 2☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:51
- 5♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:37
- 6☉︎ Sun11:37 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:12
- 12♂︎ Mars16:12 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:12
- 2♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:40
- 4☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Chongjin?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:33: 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.