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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:48
- 2♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:10
- 4☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:32
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:32 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 15:04
- 9♀︎ Venus15:04 – 16:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:26
- 11☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:37 – 19:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:47 – 20:37
- 2♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:26
- 3☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:15
- 4♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:11
- 10☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:00
- 11♀︎ Venus04:00 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.