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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:54 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:50
- 6♂︎ Mars11:50 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:24
- 8♀︎ Venus13:24 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:58
- 10☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:50
- 8♂︎ Mars01:50 – 03:03
- 9☉︎ Sun03:03 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:41
- 12☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Man’gyŏngdae-ri?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:54 to 08:41: 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.