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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:26 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:18
- 4☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:06
- 7☽︎ Moon12:06 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:47
- 2☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:07
- 7♀︎ Venus00:07 – 01:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 02:15
- 9☽︎ Moon02:15 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kwai Chung?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.