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 Wednesday, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:37 – 14:44
- 9☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:50 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:31
- 7♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:05
- 11☽︎ Moon04:05 – 04:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.