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 Saturday, 15 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:34 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:08
- 10♂︎ Mars16:08 – 17:20
- 11☉︎ Sun17:20 – 18:31
- 12♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:31
- 2☽︎ Moon20:31 – 21:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:08 – 22:56
- 5♂︎ Mars22:56 – 23:44
- 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:32
- 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:45 – 04:33
- 12♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Saturday, 15 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:43: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 9h 38m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:22 to 06:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.