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 Tuesday, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:18
- 5☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:24 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:29
- 9☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:32
- 10♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:38
- 12☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:32
- 4☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:24
- 7☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:21 – 02:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:18 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:09
- 12♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 11h 26m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:06 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.