Planetary hours
in Tseung Kwan O.
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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:48 – 07:43
- 2♀︎ Venus07:43 – 08:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:31
- 4☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:19 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 13:07
- 8☉︎ Sun13:07 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:50
- 11☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:44
- 2♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:50
- 3☉︎ Sun19:50 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:08
- 6☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:20 – 02:25
- 9♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:43 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tseung Kwan O?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:48 to 07:43: 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.