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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 10:39
- 5♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:16
- 7♀︎ Venus12:16 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:19
- 12♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:07 – 18:19
- 2♀︎ Venus18:19 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:53 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:40
- 9♀︎ Venus02:40 – 03:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 05:03
- 11☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:13: 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.