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 Thursday, 22 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:22 – 07:19
- 2♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:17
- 3☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:14
- 4♀︎ Venus09:14 – 10:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:12 – 11:10
- 6☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:07 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:02
- 9♂︎ Mars14:02 – 15:00
- 10☉︎ Sun15:00 – 15:57
- 11♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 17:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:52 – 18:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:55 – 19:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 21:00
- 4♂︎ Mars21:00 – 22:02
- 5☉︎ Sun22:02 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:07
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:07 – 01:10
- 8☽︎ Moon01:10 – 02:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:15 – 04:17
- 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 05:20
- 12☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon City?
On Thursday, 22 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:22 to 07:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.