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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:40
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:48
- 2☽︎ Moon06:48 – 07:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:10
- 5♂︎ Mars10:10 – 11:18
- 6☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:48 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:03
- 12♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:03
- 2♀︎ Venus20:03 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:48
- 4☽︎ Moon21:48 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:18
- 8☉︎ Sun01:18 – 02:10
- 9♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:55
- 11☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:48 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:40 to 06:48: 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.