Planetary hours
in Tsuen Wan.
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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:14
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:14 – 07:16
- 2♀︎ Venus07:16 – 08:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:35
- 11☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:37
- 2♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:35
- 3☉︎ Sun20:35 – 21:33
- 4♀︎ Venus21:33 – 22:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:30 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:24 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:17
- 11♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tsuen Wan?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:14 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:14 to 07:16: 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.