Planetary hours
in New Territories.
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, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:07
- 3♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:46
- 10♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:51 – 17:57
- 12☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 19:57
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:46
- 4☉︎ Sun21:46 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:24 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:07
- 11☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:02
- 12♀︎ Venus05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 13h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 07:01: 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.