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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:57
- Sunset
- 17:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:57 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:35
- 4☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:37 – 17:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:29 – 18:37
- 2♂︎ Mars18:37 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:51
- 4♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:28
- 9♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:43
- 11♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wŏnsan?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:57 and sets at 17:29: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 13h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:57 to 07:50: 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.