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 Tuesday, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:51 – 07:46
- 2☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:31
- 5☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:21
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 15:06
- 10♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 18:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:57 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:07
- 4☉︎ Sun21:07 – 22:12
- 5♀︎ Venus22:12 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:22
- 7☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:42
- 11☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:47
- 12♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Pyongyang?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:51 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.