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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:26 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:17
- 8☉︎ Sun13:17 – 14:12
- 9♀︎ Venus14:12 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 17:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:59
- 2♂︎ Mars18:59 – 20:04
- 3☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:22
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:44: 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.