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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 19:35
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:34 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:54
- 3♂︎ Mars07:54 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:34
- 7☽︎ Moon12:34 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:05
- 10♂︎ Mars16:05 – 17:15
- 11☉︎ Sun17:15 – 18:25
- 12♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:25
- 2☽︎ Moon20:25 – 21:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 22:55
- 5♂︎ Mars22:55 – 23:45
- 6☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:35
- 7♀︎ Venus00:35 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:05 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:45
- 12♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 19:35: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:34 to 06:44: 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.