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, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:20 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:25
- 9♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:07
- 11☽︎ Moon16:07 – 16:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:58
- 2♂︎ Mars18:58 – 20:07
- 3☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:16
- 4♀︎ Venus21:16 – 22:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:25 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:28 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wŏnsan?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:38 to 08:29: 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.