Planetary hours
in Wŏnsan.
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, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:14
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:27
- 2♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:54
- 4☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:35
- 7♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:49
- 8☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:02
- 9♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:43 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:43
- 2♂︎ Mars20:43 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:08
- 9♂︎ Mars02:08 – 02:55
- 10☉︎ Sun02:55 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wŏnsan?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 14h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:14, lasts 9h 17m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:27: 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.