Planetary hours
in Hŭngnam.
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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:29
- 2♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:56
- 4☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:48
- 8☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:15
- 4♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:35
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:43
- 11♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.