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 Friday, 8 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:47 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:14
- 6♂︎ Mars11:14 – 12:19
- 7☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:36
- 10☽︎ Moon15:36 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:41
- 3♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:19
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:08
- 9☉︎ Sun02:08 – 03:03
- 10♀︎ Venus03:03 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:47 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.