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 Saturday, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 18:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:52 – 07:57
- 3♂︎ Mars07:57 – 09:03
- 4☉︎ Sun09:03 – 10:08
- 5♀︎ Venus10:08 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:36
- 10♂︎ Mars15:36 – 16:42
- 11☉︎ Sun16:42 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:53
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:36 – 22:30
- 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:08
- 9☽︎ Moon02:08 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:57 – 04:51
- 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 18:53: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:46 to 06:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.