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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:04
- 3☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:22
- 7☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:02
- 5☽︎ Moon22:02 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:44
- 9☉︎ Sun02:44 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man’gyŏngdae-ri?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:14: 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.