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 Sunday, 24 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:49
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:49 – 08:39
- 2♀︎ Venus08:39 – 09:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:28 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:47
- 7♂︎ Mars12:47 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:26
- 9♀︎ Venus14:26 – 15:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:05
- 11☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:54
- 2♂︎ Mars18:54 – 20:05
- 3☉︎ Sun20:05 – 21:15
- 4♀︎ Venus21:15 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:46 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:28
- 11♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:38
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:38 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 24 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:49 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:49 to 08:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.