Planetary hours
in Sinŭiju.
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 Wednesday, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:44
- 2☽︎ Moon08:44 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:51
- 6☉︎ Sun11:51 – 12:37
- 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:44 – 16:31
- 12♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:31
- 2♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:58
- 4☽︎ Moon20:58 – 22:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:45 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sinŭiju?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 14h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.