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 Sunday, 31 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:39 – 06:46
- 2♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:21
- 7♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:48
- 11☽︎ Moon16:48 – 17:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:02 – 19:55
- 2♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:48
- 3☉︎ Sun20:48 – 21:41
- 4♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:34
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:27
- 6☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:13 – 02:06
- 9♂︎ Mars02:06 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:52
- 11♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Sunday, 31 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 36m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:39 to 06:46: 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.