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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 08:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:31
- 3♂︎ Mars09:31 – 10:18
- 4☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:53 – 12:40
- 7☽︎ Moon12:40 – 13:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:15 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:50
- 11☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:37
- 12♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:24
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:37
- 2☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:15
- 5♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:28
- 6☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:40
- 7♀︎ Venus00:40 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:44
- 12♂︎ Mars06:44 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:56 to 08:43: 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.