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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:34
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:34 – 08:22
- 2♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:58
- 4☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:22
- 7♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:35
- 11☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:23
- 2♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:35
- 3☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:47
- 4♀︎ Venus20:47 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:47
- 9♂︎ Mars02:47 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:34 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 9h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:34 to 08:22: 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.