Planetary hours
in Kaesŏng.
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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:23
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:35
- 2☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:48 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:39
- 7♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 15:05
- 9☽︎ Moon15:05 – 16:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:30 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:18
- 4☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:39
- 7♂︎ Mars00:39 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:49
- 11☽︎ Moon03:49 – 04:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:23 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:23, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:23 to 06:35: 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.