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 Wednesday, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:02
- Sunset
- 20:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:02
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:02 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 10:02
- 5♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:02
- 9☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:32 – 18:47
- 12♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:02 – 20:47
- 2♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:17
- 4☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:02
- 9♀︎ Venus02:02 – 02:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:02 and sets at 20:02: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:02, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:02 to 06:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.