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, 16 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:49 – 07:55
- 3♂︎ Mars07:55 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:07
- 5♀︎ Venus10:07 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:19
- 7☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:25 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:38
- 10♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:44
- 11☉︎ Sun16:44 – 17:50
- 12♀︎ Venus17:50 – 18:56
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:56 – 19:50
- 2☽︎ Moon19:50 – 20:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:44 – 21:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:37 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:25
- 6☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:19
- 7♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:13 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:01 – 03:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:55 – 04:49
- 12♂︎ Mars04:49 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Saturday, 16 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:49: 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.