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, 3 November 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:06 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:27
- 6♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:40
- 2☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:48
- 3♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:20
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:28
- 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:59
- 12☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sunch’ŏn?
On Friday, 3 November 2028, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:06 to 07:58: 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.