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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:42
- 6♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:16
- 8♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:50
- 10☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:38 – 16:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:25
- 2☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:38
- 3♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:16 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:42
- 8♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:55
- 9☉︎ Sun02:55 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 05:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:33
- 12☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:33: 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.