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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 08:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:07
- 5♀︎ Venus11:07 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:33 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:09
- 10♂︎ Mars15:09 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:32
- 6☉︎ Sun23:32 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 01:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:55 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:42
- 12♂︎ Mars06:42 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 14h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:54 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.