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, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:50 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:54
- 9☽︎ Moon13:54 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:33
- 9♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:51
- 11☽︎ Moon04:51 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:09 to 08:00: 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.