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 Saturday, 13 March 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:44 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:35
- 11☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:38
- 7♀︎ Venus00:38 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:40
- 9☽︎ Moon02:40 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Saturday, 13 March 2027, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:45 to 07:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.