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 Monday, 27 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:49
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter07:58 – 09:07
- 4♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:16
- 12☉︎ Sun18:16 – 19:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:16 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:49 – 23:41
- 6♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:32
- 7☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:14 – 03:06
- 10☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 04:48
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 27 April 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.