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 Monday, 9 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:07 – 07:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:13
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:46
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:46 – 15:37
- 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:28
- 12☉︎ Sun16:28 – 17:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:19 – 18:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:28 – 19:37
- 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:46 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:04
- 6♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:13
- 7☉︎ Sun00:13 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:50 – 05:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Monday, 9 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:07 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.