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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 19:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:32 – 06:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:52
- 8♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:38
- 2☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:15 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:07
- 10♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 04:44
- 12☽︎ Moon04:44 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 19:49: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:32 to 06:44: 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.