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 Sunday, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:39
- 2♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:28
- 4☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:11
- 7♂︎ Mars12:11 – 13:05
- 8☉︎ Sun13:05 – 14:00
- 9♀︎ Venus14:00 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:49
- 11☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:43 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:43
- 2♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:49
- 3☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:55
- 4♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:06
- 6☽︎ Moon23:06 – 00:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 01:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 02:23
- 9♂︎ Mars02:23 – 03:28
- 10☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:34
- 11♀︎ Venus04:34 – 05:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kwai Chung?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.