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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:42 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:02
- 3☽︎ Moon08:02 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:23
- 9☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:53
- 12☽︎ Moon04:53 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 01m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:42 to 06:52: 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.