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, 16 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:57
- 4☽︎ Moon08:57 – 10:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:44
- 8☉︎ Sun13:44 – 14:56
- 9♀︎ Venus14:56 – 16:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:20
- 11☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:08
- 4♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:44
- 6☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:56
- 10☉︎ Sun02:56 – 03:44
- 11♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaech’ŏn?
On Sunday, 16 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:33: 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.