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, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:26
- 2♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:32
- 9♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:17
- 11☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:09
- 2♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:16
- 3☉︎ Sun20:16 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:55 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kaesŏng?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:26: 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.