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, 30 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 19:27
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:55
- 3☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:41
- 8♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 16:00
- 10☽︎ Moon16:00 – 17:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:09 – 18:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:18
- 2☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:08
- 3♀︎ Venus21:08 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:50
- 5☽︎ Moon22:50 – 23:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:54
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:45
- 12☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Friday, 30 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 19:27: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:46: 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.