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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:21
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:35
- 2♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:02
- 4☽︎ Moon09:02 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:56
- 8☉︎ Sun13:56 – 15:09
- 9♀︎ Venus15:09 – 16:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:36
- 11☽︎ Moon17:36 – 18:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:50 – 20:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 20:50
- 2♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:37
- 3☉︎ Sun21:37 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:56
- 6☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:16
- 9♂︎ Mars02:16 – 03:02
- 10☉︎ Sun03:02 – 03:49
- 11♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man’gyŏngdae-ri?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:21 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 9h 18m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:21 to 06:35: 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.