Planetary hours
in Sunch’ŏn.
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, 11 July 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:18
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:19
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:46
- 3☽︎ Moon07:46 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:55
- 8♀︎ Venus13:55 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:23
- 10☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:37
- 3♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:00
- 10♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:33
- 12☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 11 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:18 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:19, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:18 to 06:32: 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.