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, 10 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:09 – 09:14
- 4♂︎ Mars09:14 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:25
- 6♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:35
- 8☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:45
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:50
- 11♂︎ Mars16:50 – 17:56
- 12☉︎ Sun17:56 – 19:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:01 – 19:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:56 – 20:50
- 3☽︎ Moon20:50 – 21:45
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:35
- 6♂︎ Mars23:35 – 00:30
- 7☉︎ Sun00:30 – 01:25
- 8♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:20 – 03:15
- 10☽︎ Moon03:15 – 04:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Monday, 10 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:59 to 07:04: 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.