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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:41 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:07
- 4☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:42
- 8☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 17:07
- 11☽︎ Moon17:07 – 18:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:25 – 20:16
- 2♂︎ Mars20:16 – 21:08
- 3☉︎ Sun21:08 – 21:59
- 4♀︎ Venus21:59 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:42
- 6☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:59
- 11♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:41 to 06:50: 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.