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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:34
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:49 – 08:38
- 2☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:04
- 5☽︎ Moon11:04 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:08
- 10♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:45
- 12☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:34
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:34 – 18:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:45 – 19:56
- 3♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:08
- 4☉︎ Sun21:08 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:41
- 7☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:26
- 11☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:49 to 08:38: 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.