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, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:11
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:43 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 07:58
- 3♂︎ Mars07:58 – 09:05
- 4☉︎ Sun09:05 – 10:13
- 5♀︎ Venus10:13 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:27
- 7☽︎ Moon12:27 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:11
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:11 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:27
- 7♀︎ Venus00:27 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:13
- 9☽︎ Moon02:13 – 03:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:06 – 03:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:58 – 04:51
- 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Saturday, 4 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 05:44, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:43 to 06:51: 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.