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 Thursday, 27 November 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:16
- 2♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:04
- 3☉︎ Sun09:04 – 09:52
- 4♀︎ Venus09:52 – 10:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:41
- 10☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:30
- 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:06
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:18
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:42
- 4♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:54
- 5☉︎ Sun21:54 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:29
- 8☽︎ Moon01:29 – 02:41
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:41 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 05:05
- 11♂︎ Mars05:05 – 06:17
- 12☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Thursday, 27 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:27 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.