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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:06
- 3☽︎ Moon08:06 – 09:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:34
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:25
- 2☉︎ Sun20:25 – 21:16
- 3♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:59
- 5☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man’gyŏngdae-ri?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:34: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.