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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:05
- 2♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:18
- 4♀︎ Venus09:18 – 10:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:31
- 6☽︎ Moon11:31 – 12:37
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:44 – 14:50
- 9♂︎ Mars14:50 – 15:56
- 10☉︎ Sun15:56 – 17:03
- 11♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:16 – 20:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:03 – 21:57
- 4♂︎ Mars21:57 – 22:50
- 5☉︎ Sun22:50 – 23:44
- 6♀︎ Venus23:44 – 00:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:38 – 01:31
- 8☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:19
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:19 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:06
- 12☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:59 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.