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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:48 – 08:37
- 2♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:33
- 8☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:22
- 9♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:01
- 11☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 20:00
- 3☉︎ Sun20:00 – 21:11
- 4♀︎ Venus21:11 – 22:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:32
- 6☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 9h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:48 to 08:37: 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.