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, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 08:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:38 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:12
- 4☉︎ Sun10:12 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:46
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:46 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:20 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:40
- 11☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:14 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:54 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:20
- 6☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:25 – 06:38
- 12♂︎ Mars06:38 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:51 to 08:38: 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.