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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:01
- 3☽︎ Moon08:01 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:51
- 8♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:02 – 16:12
- 10☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:32
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:42
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:32
- 2☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:22
- 3♀︎ Venus21:22 – 22:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:02
- 5☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:12
- 10♀︎ Venus03:12 – 04:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:51: 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.