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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 6 of the night, until 00:07
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:25
- 2☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:06
- 7♀︎ Venus12:06 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:48
- 12♂︎ Mars16:48 – 17:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:44 – 18:48
- 2♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:11
- 8☉︎ Sun01:11 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:26 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.