Planetary hours
in Hong Kong Island.
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, 6 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 09:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 10:09
- 5♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:20
- 7♀︎ Venus12:20 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:30
- 9☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:35 – 16:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:46
- 12♂︎ Mars17:46 – 18:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:51 – 19:46
- 2♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 21:35
- 4☽︎ Moon21:35 – 22:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:30 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:19
- 7♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:14
- 8☉︎ Sun01:14 – 02:09
- 9♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 06:53: 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.