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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:03
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:18
- 5☉︎ Sun10:18 – 11:22
- 6♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:40
- 11♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:44
- 12☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:40
- 3☽︎ Moon20:40 – 21:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:37 – 22:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:33 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:22
- 8♀︎ Venus01:22 – 02:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:03, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:03 to 07:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.