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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:40 – 07:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:16
- 10☽︎ Moon15:16 – 16:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:13 – 17:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:10
- 2☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:13
- 3♀︎ Venus20:13 – 21:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:21 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:40 to 07:37: 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.