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 Tuesday, 9 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:26
- 2☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:13
- 3♀︎ Venus09:13 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:47
- 5☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:09
- 8♂︎ Mars13:09 – 13:56
- 9☉︎ Sun13:56 – 14:43
- 10♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:30 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:43
- 4☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:56
- 5♀︎ Venus21:56 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:35 – 02:48
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:48 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 05:14
- 11☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:27
- 12♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Tuesday, 9 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:39 to 08:26: 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.