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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:42
- 9☽︎ Moon14:42 – 15:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:01
- 12♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:08
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:02
- 2♀︎ Venus20:02 – 20:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:49
- 4☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:42 – 23:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:36 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:17
- 9♀︎ Venus02:17 – 03:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:08: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:50 to 06:57: 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.