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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:00 – 07:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:48
- 3☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:11
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 15:05
- 10☽︎ Moon15:05 – 15:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:53 – 17:47
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:53
- 2☉︎ Sun18:53 – 19:59
- 3♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 22:11
- 5☽︎ Moon22:11 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:24 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:36
- 9☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:42
- 10♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:49
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:55
- 12☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tuen Mun?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:00 to 07:54: 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.