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, 1 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:07
- 2☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:23
- 5♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:34
- 7♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:01
- 2♀︎ Venus20:01 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 21:51
- 4☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:35
- 7♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tŏkch’ŏn?
On Wednesday, 1 September 2027, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:07: 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.