Planetary hours
in Kowloon.
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, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:02
- 3♂︎ Mars08:02 – 09:09
- 4☉︎ Sun09:09 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:42 – 15:49
- 10♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:56
- 11☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:02
- 12♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:03
- 2☽︎ Moon20:03 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 21:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:49 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:16
- 9☽︎ Moon02:16 – 03:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:02 – 04:56
- 12♂︎ Mars04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 06:55: 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.