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 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:34
- 6☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:04
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:04 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 23:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:09 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:34
- 8☉︎ Sun01:34 – 02:47
- 9♀︎ Venus02:47 – 04:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 05:13
- 11☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hŭngnam?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:25: 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.