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, 14 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:08
- 4♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:37
- 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:24
- 12☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:10
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:10 – 18:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:24 – 19:37
- 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:03
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:03 – 23:16
- 6♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 04:09
- 10☽︎ Moon04:09 – 05:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 14 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:47 to 08:34: 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.