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 Sunday, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:41
- 7♂︎ Mars12:41 – 13:51
- 8☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:01
- 9♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:40 – 20:31
- 2♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:51
- 6☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 03:12
- 10☉︎ Sun03:12 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:53 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 03m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:52: 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.