Planetary hours
in Man’gyŏngdae-ri.
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, 28 April 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:26
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:52
- 2☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:00
- 3♀︎ Venus08:00 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:52
- 9☉︎ Sun14:52 – 16:01
- 10♀︎ Venus16:01 – 17:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:18
- 12☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:18 – 21:09
- 3♂︎ Mars21:09 – 22:00
- 4☉︎ Sun22:00 – 22:51
- 5♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:43
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:34
- 7☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:17 – 03:08
- 10♂︎ Mars03:08 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:51
- 12♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man’gyŏngdae-ri?
On Tuesday, 28 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:26: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:43 to 06:52: 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.