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, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:12
- 4♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:05
- 5☉︎ Sun11:05 – 11:57
- 6♀︎ Venus11:57 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:25 – 16:17
- 11♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:02
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:17
- 3☽︎ Moon20:17 – 21:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:48
- 7☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:56
- 8♀︎ Venus01:56 – 03:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 04:12
- 10☽︎ Moon04:12 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:27 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:36 to 08:28: 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.