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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:34
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:27
- 2♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:18
- 3☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:09
- 4♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:01 – 11:52
- 6☽︎ Moon11:52 – 12:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:43 – 13:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:26
- 9♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:17
- 10☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:09
- 11♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 17:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 20:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:17
- 4♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:26
- 5☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:34
- 6♀︎ Venus23:34 – 00:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:43 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:17
- 11♂︎ Mars05:17 – 06:26
- 12☉︎ Sun06:26 – 07:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:51: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:34, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:35 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.