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, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:26
- 7♀︎ Venus12:26 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:33
- 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:45
- 12♂︎ Mars17:45 – 18:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:48 – 19:45
- 2♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:37
- 4☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:27
- 7♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 04:12
- 11☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:08: 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.