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, 30 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:23
- 2♀︎ Venus06:23 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:51
- 4☽︎ Moon08:51 – 10:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:32
- 7♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 15:00
- 9♀︎ Venus15:00 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:27
- 11☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:27
- 3☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:13
- 4♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:18 – 02:04
- 9♂︎ Mars02:04 – 02:51
- 10☉︎ Sun02:51 – 03:37
- 11♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Sunday, 30 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 14h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:09, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:23: 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.