Planetary hours
in Tuen Mun.
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 Wednesday, 25 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:42 – 10:36
- 5♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:18 – 14:11
- 9☽︎ Moon14:11 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:53
- 12♂︎ Mars16:53 – 17:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:47 – 18:53
- 2♀︎ Venus18:53 – 19:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:12
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:24
- 7♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:49
- 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Wednesday, 25 December 2024, the Sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:01 to 07:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.