Planetary hours
in Namp’o.
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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:49 – 08:36
- 2☽︎ Moon08:36 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:59
- 5♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:46
- 6☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:21 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:43 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:30
- 2♀︎ Venus18:30 – 19:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:43 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:34
- 7♂︎ Mars00:34 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:24
- 11☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Namp’o?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:49 to 08:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.