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, 3 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:28
- 2☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:01
- 5♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 12:43
- 7♀︎ Venus12:43 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 16:59
- 12♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:50 – 18:59
- 2♀︎ Venus18:59 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:25 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:52
- 8☉︎ Sun01:52 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:09
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:18
- 11☽︎ Moon05:18 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Wednesday, 3 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:36 to 08:28: 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.