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, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:56 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:29 – 18:41
- 2☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:53
- 3♀︎ Venus19:53 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:18
- 5☽︎ Moon22:18 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:55
- 8♂︎ Mars01:55 – 03:07
- 9☉︎ Sun03:07 – 04:19
- 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:44
- 12☽︎ Moon06:44 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:56 to 08:44: 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.