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, 20 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 17:54
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:19
- 2☉︎ Sun07:19 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:05
- 8♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:03
- 9☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:01
- 10♀︎ Venus15:01 – 15:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:56
- 12☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:54
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 18:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 19:59
- 3♂︎ Mars19:59 – 21:01
- 4☉︎ Sun21:01 – 22:03
- 5♀︎ Venus22:03 – 23:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 02:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:13 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:19
- 12♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Tuesday, 20 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 17:54: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:21 to 07:19: 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.