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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:16
- 4♂︎ Mars09:16 – 10:23
- 5☉︎ Sun10:23 – 11:30
- 6♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:44
- 8☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:51
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:05
- 11♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:12
- 12☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:12 – 21:05
- 3☽︎ Moon21:05 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 22:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:51 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:30
- 8♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:23 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:55 to 07:02: 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.