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 Saturday, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 19:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:01 – 08:07
- 3♂︎ Mars08:07 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:41 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:53
- 11☉︎ Sun16:53 – 17:59
- 12♀︎ Venus17:59 – 19:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:04 – 19:59
- 2☽︎ Moon19:59 – 20:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:42
- 5♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:24 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:07 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 19:04: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:55 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.