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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:06 – 07:57
- 2♀︎ Venus07:57 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:39
- 4☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:38
- 11☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:29
- 2♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:38
- 3☉︎ Sun19:38 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:06 to 07:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.