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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:02
- 8☉︎ Sun13:02 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:46
- 2♂︎ Mars18:46 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sha Tin?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.