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 Wednesday, 23 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:16
- 9☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:18
- 12♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:18
- 2♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:17
- 4☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:16 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:15
- 7♂︎ Mars00:15 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:14 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon City?
On Wednesday, 23 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 11h 53m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:12: 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.