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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:25 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:03
- 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 10:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:21
- 7☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:49
- 10☽︎ Moon14:49 – 15:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:39
- 3♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:22
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:25 to 08:14: 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.