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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 09:04
- 4☉︎ Sun09:04 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:43
- 7☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 16:21
- 10♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:34
- 11☉︎ Sun17:34 – 18:47
- 12♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 20:47
- 2☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:34 – 22:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 23:56
- 6☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:43
- 7♀︎ Venus00:43 – 01:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:52 – 04:39
- 12♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.