Planetary hours
in Wong Tai Sin.
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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Hong_Kong).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:23
- 2♀︎ Venus07:23 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:06
- 7♂︎ Mars12:06 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:46 – 18:49
- 2♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 20:56
- 4♀︎ Venus20:56 – 22:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 23:03
- 6☽︎ Moon23:03 – 00:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 01:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 02:13
- 9♂︎ Mars02:13 – 03:17
- 10☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:24 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wong Tai Sin?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:27 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.