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, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:42 – 07:36
- 2☽︎ Moon07:36 – 08:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:31 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:15
- 6☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:05 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:43
- 12♂︎ Mars16:43 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:43
- 2♀︎ Venus18:43 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:54
- 4☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:59
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:59 – 23:05
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:32
- 11☽︎ Moon04:32 – 05:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:37 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in New Territories?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:42 to 07:36: 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.