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, 28 December 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:15
- 4♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 11:49
- 6♀︎ Venus11:49 – 12:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:23
- 8☽︎ Moon13:23 – 14:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:10 – 14:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 15:43
- 11♂︎ Mars15:43 – 16:30
- 12☉︎ Sun16:30 – 17:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:30 – 19:43
- 3☽︎ Moon19:43 – 20:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:23
- 6♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:36
- 7☉︎ Sun00:36 – 01:49
- 8♀︎ Venus01:49 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 04:15
- 10☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 28 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:55 to 08:41: 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.