Planetary hours
in Kaech’ŏn.
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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 19:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:39
- 2☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 15:08
- 9☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:46
- 12♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:59 – 20:46
- 2♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:21
- 4☽︎ Moon22:21 – 23:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 23:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:52
- 11☽︎ Moon03:52 – 04:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 19:59: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:39: 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.