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 Sunday, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:52
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:52 – 08:38
- 2♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:20
- 8☉︎ Sun13:20 – 14:07
- 9♀︎ Venus14:07 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:41
- 11☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:28 – 17:15
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:28
- 2♂︎ Mars18:28 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:07
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 23:20
- 6☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 03:00
- 9♂︎ Mars03:00 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:52 and sets at 17:15: 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?
The Sun, from 07:52 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.