Planetary hours
in Sham Shui Po.
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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 07:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:59 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 09:47
- 4☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:36 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:13
- 10♂︎ Mars15:13 – 16:07
- 11☉︎ Sun16:07 – 17:01
- 12♀︎ Venus17:01 – 17:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:55 – 19:01
- 2☽︎ Moon19:01 – 20:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:24
- 6☉︎ Sun23:24 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:36 – 02:41
- 9☽︎ Moon02:41 – 03:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:47 – 04:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:59
- 12♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sham Shui Po?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 07:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.