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 Friday, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:02
- 8♀︎ Venus13:02 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 17:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:40 – 18:45
- 2☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:49
- 3♀︎ Venus19:49 – 20:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:21
- 10♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sha Tin?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:29: 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.