Planetary hours
in Pyongyang.
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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:18
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:31
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:56 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:33
- 7☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:23 – 18:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:36
- 2☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:23
- 3♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 22:58
- 5☽︎ Moon22:58 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:43
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:30
- 12☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:18, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:31: 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.