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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:31
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:19
- 2☉︎ Sun08:19 – 09:07
- 3♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:55 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:30 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:42
- 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:30
- 3♂︎ Mars19:30 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:54
- 5♀︎ Venus21:54 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:43 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 05:08
- 11☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:31 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:31 to 08:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.