Planetary hours
in Kowloon City.
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 Monday, 14 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:09 – 07:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:17
- 6♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:18 – 13:20
- 8☽︎ Moon13:20 – 14:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:23 – 16:24
- 11♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:26
- 12☉︎ Sun17:26 – 18:27
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:24
- 3☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:21 – 23:20
- 6♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:18
- 7☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:17
- 8♀︎ Venus01:17 – 02:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:15 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:11 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon City?
On Monday, 14 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 11h 42m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:09 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.