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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:06
- 2☉︎ Sun08:06 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:47 – 10:37
- 5☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:18 – 13:08
- 8♂︎ Mars13:08 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:49
- 10♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:40 – 16:30
- 12☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:20 – 18:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:30 – 19:40
- 3♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:49
- 4☉︎ Sun20:49 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:19
- 7☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:07
- 12♀︎ Venus06:07 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:16 to 08:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.