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 Monday, 15 December 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:30
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:30 – 09:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:04
- 4♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:24
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:24 – 13:11
- 8☽︎ Moon13:11 – 13:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:32
- 11♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:18
- 12☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:32
- 3☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 23:11
- 6♂︎ Mars23:11 – 00:25
- 7☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:51 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Monday, 15 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:44 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.