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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:49 – 06:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:17 – 11:24
- 6♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:38
- 8♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:52
- 10☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 22:45
- 5☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:38 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:24
- 8♂︎ Mars01:24 – 02:17
- 9☉︎ Sun02:17 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:03 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:49 to 06:56: 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.