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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 19:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:53
- 3☽︎ Moon07:53 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:19
- 10☽︎ Moon16:19 – 17:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:31 – 18:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:44
- 2☉︎ Sun20:44 – 21:32
- 3♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 19:56: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 9h 33m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:28 to 06:40: 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.