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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:30
- 7☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:36
- 8♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:50
- 10☽︎ Moon15:50 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:04
- 2☉︎ Sun20:04 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:50 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.