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, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 20:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:38
- 3☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:37
- 7☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:21
- 10☽︎ Moon16:21 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:06 – 20:51
- 2☉︎ Sun20:51 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:37 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 02:53
- 10♀︎ Venus02:53 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 20:06: the day lasts 14h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:23: 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.