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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 08:51
- 3☽︎ Moon08:51 – 09:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:26
- 6♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:18
- 7☉︎ Sun12:18 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:36
- 2☉︎ Sun18:36 – 19:44
- 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:10 – 00:18
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:27
- 8♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:35
- 9☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:44
- 10♀︎ Venus03:44 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.