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, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:08
- 3☽︎ Moon08:08 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:19
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:29
- 7☉︎ Sun12:29 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:45
- 10☽︎ Moon15:45 – 16:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 19:01
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:01 – 19:56
- 2☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:50
- 3♀︎ Venus20:50 – 21:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:40
- 5☽︎ Moon22:40 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:09 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 10h 57m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:58 to 07:03: 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.