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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:50 – 08:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:24 – 10:10
- 4♂︎ Mars10:10 – 10:57
- 5☉︎ Sun10:57 – 11:44
- 6♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:18
- 8☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:51 – 15:38
- 11♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:25
- 12☉︎ Sun16:25 – 17:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:25 – 19:38
- 3☽︎ Moon19:38 – 20:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:18
- 6♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:44
- 8♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:57 – 04:11
- 10☽︎ Moon04:11 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:37 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:50 to 08:37: 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.