Planetary hours
in Dongguan.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 22:00
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:27
- 2☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:16
- 5♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:12
- 6☉︎ Sun11:12 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:49
- 12♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:49
- 2♀︎ Venus18:49 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:08
- 7♂︎ Mars00:08 – 01:12
- 8☉︎ Sun01:12 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 03:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:20 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:31 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.