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, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:46
- 2☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:54 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:45 – 16:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 18:00
- 12♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:00
- 2♀︎ Venus20:00 – 20:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 21:45
- 4☽︎ Moon21:45 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:54
- 11☽︎ Moon03:54 – 04:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:07: the day lasts 13h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 10h 31m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:39 to 06:46: 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.