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 Sunday, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 09:06
- 4☽︎ Moon09:06 – 10:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:42
- 7♂︎ Mars12:42 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 15:06
- 9♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:18 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 19:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 20:42
- 2♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:55
- 11♀︎ Venus03:55 – 04:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.