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, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:29
- 2♂︎ Mars07:29 – 08:27
- 3☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:24
- 4♀︎ Venus09:24 – 10:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:22 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:17 – 13:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:14 – 14:12
- 9♂︎ Mars14:12 – 15:09
- 10☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:06
- 11♀︎ Venus16:06 – 17:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 18:01
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:07
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:07 – 21:09
- 4♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:12
- 5☉︎ Sun22:12 – 23:15
- 6♀︎ Venus23:15 – 00:17
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:28
- 11♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:30
- 12☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:32 to 07:29: 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.