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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:39
- 2♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:50 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:10 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 16:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:21 – 19:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:31 – 20:21
- 2♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:10
- 3☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:40
- 6☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:19 – 02:09
- 9♂︎ Mars02:09 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:39 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:39: 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.