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, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:25
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 11:51
- 6♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:28
- 8☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:43
- 12☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:31 – 18:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:17 – 23:28
- 6♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:39
- 7☉︎ Sun00:39 – 01:51
- 8♀︎ Venus01:51 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:14
- 10☽︎ Moon04:14 – 05:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:36 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:48 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.