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 Tuesday, 3 August 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:48
- 2☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:58
- 3♀︎ Venus07:58 – 09:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:20
- 5☽︎ Moon10:20 – 11:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:53
- 8♂︎ Mars13:53 – 15:03
- 9☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:14
- 10♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:25 – 18:36
- 12☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:47
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:25
- 3♂︎ Mars21:25 – 22:15
- 4☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:04
- 5♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:42
- 7☽︎ Moon00:42 – 01:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 03:10
- 10♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:59
- 11☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:48
- 12♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Tuesday, 3 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:47: the day lasts 14h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 9h 51m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:37 to 06:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.