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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Right now♂︎ Hour of Mars — hour 7 of the night, until 01:25
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:54
- 2☽︎ Moon07:54 – 08:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:32
- 5♂︎ Mars10:32 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:17
- 7♀︎ Venus12:17 – 13:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:09 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:39
- 12♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:39
- 2♀︎ Venus18:39 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:10 – 00:17
- 7♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:32
- 9♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:48
- 11☽︎ Moon04:48 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:02 to 07:54: 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.