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, 14 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:33 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:14
- 9☽︎ Moon14:14 – 15:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:10 – 16:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:06 – 17:03
- 12♂︎ Mars17:03 – 17:59
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:03
- 2♀︎ Venus19:03 – 20:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:11
- 4☽︎ Moon21:11 – 22:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:14 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:34 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:41: 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.