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 Friday, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 20:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:31
- 3☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:01 – 20:46
- 2☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:31
- 3♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:16
- 8♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:01
- 9☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:46
- 10♀︎ Venus02:46 – 03:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:01
Other cities · North Korea
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 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?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.