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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:59
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:59
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 07:52
- 2☽︎ Moon07:52 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:28
- 6☉︎ Sun11:28 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 15:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 16:51
- 12♂︎ Mars16:51 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:51
- 2♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:03
- 4☽︎ Moon21:03 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:28
- 8☉︎ Sun01:28 – 02:34
- 9♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:53 – 06:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kowloon?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:59 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:59, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:59 to 07:52: 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.