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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:46 – 08:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:19
- 10☽︎ Moon15:19 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:59 – 17:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:59
- 2☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:18 – 22:28
- 5☽︎ Moon22:28 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:26
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:35
- 12☽︎ Moon06:35 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 10h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 13h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:46 to 08:36: 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.