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 Thursday, 21 May 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:17
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:17
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:30
- 2♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:42
- 3☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:55
- 4♀︎ Venus08:55 – 10:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:08 – 11:20
- 6☽︎ Moon11:20 – 12:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:58
- 9♂︎ Mars14:58 – 16:10
- 10☉︎ Sun16:10 – 17:23
- 11♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:35 – 19:48
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:23 – 22:10
- 4♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:57
- 5☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:45
- 6♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 02:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 03:42
- 11♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:29
- 12☉︎ Sun04:29 – 05:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Thursday, 21 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:17 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:17, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:17 to 06:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.