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, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 19:37
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:15 – 06:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:50
- 4☉︎ Sun08:50 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:26
- 7☽︎ Moon12:26 – 13:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:38 – 14:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 16:01
- 10♂︎ Mars16:01 – 17:13
- 11☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:37
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:37 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 22:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 22:49
- 5♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:37
- 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 03:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:26
- 12♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 19:37: the day lasts 14h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:15 to 06:27: 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.