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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:10
- 6♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:00 – 14:57
- 10☽︎ Moon14:57 – 15:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 16:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:50
- 2☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:54
- 3♀︎ Venus19:54 – 20:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 22:00
- 5☽︎ Moon22:00 – 23:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:04 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:10
- 8♂︎ Mars01:10 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:23
- 12☽︎ Moon05:23 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:26 to 07:23: 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.