Planetary hours
in Kwai Chung.
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, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:01
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:15 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:12
- 5☉︎ Sun10:12 – 11:11
- 6♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:09
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 13:08
- 8☽︎ Moon13:08 – 14:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:06 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:04
- 11♂︎ Mars16:04 – 17:02
- 12☉︎ Sun17:02 – 18:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:02 – 20:04
- 3☽︎ Moon20:04 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:08
- 6♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:10
- 7☉︎ Sun00:10 – 01:11
- 8♀︎ Venus01:11 – 02:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:17 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kwai Chung?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:01: the day lasts 11h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:18 to 07:17: 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.