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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 07:55
- 2♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:48 – 09:40
- 4☽︎ Moon09:40 – 10:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:33 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 15:48
- 11☽︎ Moon15:48 – 16:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:41
- 2♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:48
- 3☉︎ Sun19:48 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:26
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:33
- 9♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:41
- 10☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 07:55: 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.