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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 17:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 11:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 18:53
- 2♂︎ Mars18:53 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:04
- 6☽︎ Moon23:04 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:15
- 10☉︎ Sun03:15 – 04:18
- 11♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hong Kong Island?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 17:50: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:20: 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.