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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:45
- 2☽︎ Moon07:45 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:29
- 5♂︎ Mars10:29 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:19
- 7♀︎ Venus12:19 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:08
- 9☽︎ Moon14:08 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:52
- 12♂︎ Mars16:52 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:58 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:30
- 9♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:41
- 11☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 13h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.