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 Sunday, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:55 – 07:49
- 2♀︎ Venus07:49 – 08:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:48 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:48
- 2♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:37
- 10☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:55 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.