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, 26 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:56 – 07:50
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:37
- 4♂︎ Mars09:37 – 10:31
- 5☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:12
- 8☽︎ Moon13:12 – 14:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 14:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:59 – 15:53
- 11♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:47
- 12☉︎ Sun16:47 – 17:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:53
- 3☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:00 – 22:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:06 – 23:12
- 6♂︎ Mars23:12 – 00:19
- 7☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:38
- 10☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 26 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:56 to 07:50: 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.