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, 14 February 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Pyongyang).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 12:44
- 7♂︎ Mars12:44 – 13:38
- 8☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:18
- 11☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:05
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:11
- 2♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:18
- 3☉︎ Sun20:18 – 21:24
- 4♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:37
- 6☽︎ Moon23:37 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:09
- 11♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wŏnsan?
On Sunday, 14 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:05: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:23 to 08:17: 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.