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, 10 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:20
- 4☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:31
- 8☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:30
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:42
- 2♂︎ Mars18:42 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:07
- 4♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:31
- 6☽︎ Moon23:31 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:08
- 9♂︎ Mars03:08 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:32
- 11♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Sunday, 10 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:30: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
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.