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, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:53
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:46
- 2♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:41
- 3☉︎ Sun08:41 – 09:35
- 4♀︎ Venus09:35 – 10:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:24
- 6☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 14:08
- 9♂︎ Mars14:08 – 15:02
- 10☉︎ Sun15:02 – 15:57
- 11♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:46
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:03
- 4♂︎ Mars21:03 – 22:08
- 5☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:19
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:19 – 01:25
- 8☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:36 – 04:42
- 11♂︎ Mars04:42 – 05:47
- 12☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:53, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:52 to 07:46: 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.