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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:04
- 3☽︎ Moon08:04 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:20
- 2☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 22:55
- 5☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:21
- 9☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 13h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 10h 20m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.