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, 18 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:15
- 2♂︎ Mars06:15 – 07:30
- 3☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:45
- 4♀︎ Venus08:45 – 10:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:30 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 15:00
- 9♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:16
- 10☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:31
- 11♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:46 – 20:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:01 – 20:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:31
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:16
- 4♂︎ Mars22:16 – 23:01
- 5☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:46
- 6♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:31 – 01:16
- 8☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:01 – 02:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:31
- 11♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:16
- 12☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Thursday, 18 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 20:01: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:00 to 06:15: 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.