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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:56
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:48 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:39
- 3♂︎ Mars08:39 – 09:35
- 4☉︎ Sun09:35 – 10:30
- 5♀︎ Venus10:30 – 11:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:26 – 12:22
- 7☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:13 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:00
- 12♀︎ Venus17:00 – 17:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:56 – 19:00
- 2☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:05 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:13
- 5♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:18
- 6☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:22
- 7♀︎ Venus00:22 – 01:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:27 – 02:31
- 9☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:35 – 04:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:40 – 05:44
- 12♂︎ Mars05:44 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:56: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:48 to 07:43: 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.