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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:04
- 2♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:10
- 3☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:17
- 4♀︎ Venus09:17 – 10:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:23 – 11:29
- 6☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:49
- 9♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:55
- 10☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:01
- 11♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:08 – 19:14
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:08 – 21:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 21:55
- 4♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:49
- 5☉︎ Sun22:49 – 23:43
- 6♀︎ Venus23:43 – 00:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:30
- 8☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:11
- 11♂︎ Mars04:11 – 05:05
- 12☉︎ Sun05:05 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 07:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.