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, 7 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:33 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:10
- 4☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:33
- 9♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:10 – 18:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:10
- 2♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:17
- 3☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:25
- 4♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:24 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 7 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:33 to 08:25: 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.