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 Friday, 21 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:35
- 3☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:39
- 8♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 16:04
- 10☽︎ Moon16:04 – 17:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:30
- 2☉︎ Sun20:30 – 21:17
- 3♀︎ Venus21:17 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:51
- 5☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:00
- 9☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:47
- 10♀︎ Venus02:47 – 03:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Friday, 21 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 27m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:10 to 06:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.