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, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:49
- 10☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:11 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:56
- 3♀︎ Venus20:56 – 21:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:49 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:34 – 00:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:05
- 10♀︎ Venus03:05 – 03:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:58 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:11: the day lasts 13h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:50: 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.