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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:30
- 3☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:59
- 10☽︎ Moon14:59 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:33
- 2☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:38
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:38 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 03:04
- 9☉︎ Sun03:04 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:43
- 12☽︎ Moon06:43 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:55 to 08:43: 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.