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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:46
- 5☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:33
- 6♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:21
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 13:55
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:17
- 12☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:17 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 23:08
- 6♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:21
- 7☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:47 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 05:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:37 to 08:24: 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.