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, 28 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:24
- 8☉︎ Sun01:24 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:43
- 11☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:54 to 07:48: 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.