Planetary hours
in Hamhŭng.
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, 4 May 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:36
- 2♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:16 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:37
- 8☉︎ Sun13:37 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:27
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:56
- 4♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:16
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:16 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:45
- 11♀︎ Venus03:45 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Sunday, 4 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 14h 00m, 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?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:36: 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.