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 Monday, 20 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:50 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:04
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:10
- 4♂︎ Mars09:10 – 10:17
- 5☉︎ Sun10:17 – 11:24
- 6♀︎ Venus11:24 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:38
- 8☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:44 – 15:51
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:58
- 11♂︎ Mars16:58 – 18:05
- 12☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:05
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:58
- 3☽︎ Moon20:58 – 21:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:24
- 8♀︎ Venus01:24 – 02:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:17 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Monday, 20 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:50 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.