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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:03 – 08:08
- 3♂︎ Mars08:08 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:23 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:55
- 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 19:55
- 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:44 – 22:39
- 5♂︎ Mars22:39 – 23:34
- 6☉︎ Sun23:34 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:08 – 05:03
- 12♂︎ Mars05:03 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 58m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:57 to 07:03: 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.