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 Monday, 31 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:20
- 6♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:23
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:26
- 8☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:32 – 16:35
- 11♂︎ Mars16:35 – 17:38
- 12☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:38 – 20:35
- 3☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:26
- 6♂︎ Mars23:26 – 00:23
- 7☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:20
- 8♀︎ Venus01:20 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon?
On Monday, 31 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 25m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:08: 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.