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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:47
- 2♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:21
- 11☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:32
- 2♂︎ Mars20:32 – 21:21
- 3☉︎ Sun21:21 – 22:11
- 4♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:00 – 23:50
- 6☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 56m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:47: 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.