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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:44 – 08:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:32 – 09:20
- 3♂︎ Mars09:20 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:18 – 14:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:06 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:41
- 11☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:29
- 12♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:29
- 2☽︎ Moon18:29 – 19:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:06
- 5♂︎ Mars22:06 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:20 – 06:32
- 12♂︎ Mars06:32 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:44 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.