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, 19 August 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:52
- 2♂︎ Mars06:52 – 08:00
- 3☉︎ Sun08:00 – 09:09
- 4♀︎ Venus09:09 – 10:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:25
- 6☽︎ Moon11:25 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 18:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:21 – 20:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:41
- 6♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:17 – 03:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:09 – 04:01
- 11♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:53
- 12☉︎ Sun04:53 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hamhŭng?
On Thursday, 19 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 13h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:44 to 06:52: 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.