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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:40
- 2☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:34
- 3♀︎ Venus08:34 – 09:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:23
- 5☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:17
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:55
- 10♀︎ Venus14:55 – 15:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:49 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:49
- 3♂︎ Mars19:49 – 20:55
- 4☉︎ Sun20:55 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:18 – 02:23
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:23 – 03:29
- 10♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:35
- 11☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:41
- 12♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Kwai Chung?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.