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, 7 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:29 – 09:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:04
- 4♂︎ Mars10:04 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:38
- 6♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:26 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:00 – 14:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:48 – 15:35
- 11♂︎ Mars15:35 – 16:22
- 12☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:35
- 3☽︎ Moon19:35 – 20:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:48 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:13
- 6♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:39
- 8♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:52 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 7 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 14h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:42 to 08:29: 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.