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, 21 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:20
- Sunset
- 18:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:20 – 08:15
- 2♀︎ Venus08:15 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:43
- 8☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:38
- 9♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:27
- 11☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:22 – 18:17
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:22
- 2♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:27
- 3☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:32
- 4♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:43
- 6☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:08
- 11♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:13
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 21 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:20 and sets at 18:17: the day lasts 10h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:20 to 08:15: 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.