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 Friday, 21 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:10
- 3☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:26
- 7☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:38
- 10☽︎ Moon15:38 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:46
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:46
- 2☉︎ Sun19:46 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:22
- 8♂︎ Mars01:22 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:06
- 12☽︎ Moon05:06 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 12m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:02 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.