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 Wednesday, 28 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:49
- 2☽︎ Moon06:49 – 07:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 09:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:24
- 6☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:50
- 9☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 17:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:16
- 12♂︎ Mars18:16 – 19:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:16
- 2♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:07
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 21:58
- 4☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:05 – 03:56
- 11☽︎ Moon03:56 – 04:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Wednesday, 28 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:25: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.