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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:19
- 4☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:27
- 8☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:15
- 9♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:23 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 21:02
- 4♀︎ Venus21:02 – 22:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:19
- 10☉︎ Sun04:19 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:57 to 08:44: 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.