Planetary hours
in Sha Tin.
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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:29
- 7♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:40
- 9☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 17:56
- 12♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:01 – 19:56
- 2♀︎ Venus19:56 – 20:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:40 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:07
- 11☽︎ Moon04:07 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sha Tin?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:01: 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.