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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:59
- 3☽︎ Moon07:59 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:50
- 8♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:11
- 10☽︎ Moon16:11 – 17:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:21 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:21
- 3♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:11 – 23:01
- 5☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:20
- 9☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:00 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 14h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:49: 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.