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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:00 – 07:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:09
- 3☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:38
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:42
- 10☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:57 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 20:47
- 3♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:38
- 5☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:05
- 12☽︎ Moon05:05 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 04m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:00 to 07:04: 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.
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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.