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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:13
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:14
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:04
- 2♀︎ Venus08:04 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:46
- 4☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:08
- 8☉︎ Sun13:08 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:40
- 11☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:31 – 17:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:31
- 2♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:09
- 6☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:28
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:37
- 9♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:13 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 10h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:14, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:13 to 08:04: 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.