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, 2 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:37 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:55 – 09:04
- 4☽︎ Moon09:04 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:49
- 9♀︎ Venus14:49 – 15:58
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:06
- 11☽︎ Moon17:06 – 18:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:15 – 19:24
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:24 – 20:15
- 2♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:06
- 3☉︎ Sun21:06 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:12
- 9♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:03
- 10☉︎ Sun03:03 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 2 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:37 to 06:46: 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.