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, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:56 – 07:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:13
- 4♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:36
- 8☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:42
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:48 – 16:54
- 11♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:59
- 12☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:05
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:05 – 19:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 20:54
- 3☽︎ Moon20:54 – 21:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:48 – 22:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 23:37
- 6♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:31
- 7☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:14
- 10☽︎ Moon03:14 – 04:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 05:02
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:56 to 07:02: 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.