Planetary hours
in Tŏkch’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, 30 May 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:27
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:41
- 2☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:27
- 3♀︎ Venus21:27 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:00
- 5☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:04
- 9☉︎ Sun02:04 – 02:50
- 10♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:23
- 12☽︎ Moon04:23 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 30 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 14m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:23: 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.