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 Saturday, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:33 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 14:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:04 – 14:51
- 10♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:38
- 11☉︎ Sun15:38 – 16:25
- 12♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:25
- 2☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:38 – 20:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:51 – 22:04
- 5♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:55
- 9☽︎ Moon02:55 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:21 – 06:34
- 12♂︎ Mars06:34 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.