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, 19 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:36
- 2☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 11:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:44 – 13:34
- 8♂︎ Mars13:34 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:52
- 12☽︎ Moon16:52 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:44
- 7☽︎ Moon00:44 – 01:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:54 – 03:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 04:15
- 10♂︎ Mars04:15 – 05:25
- 11☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:36
- 12♀︎ Venus06:36 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Tuesday, 19 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 to 08:36: 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.