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 Tuesday, 11 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:59 – 07:04
- 2☉︎ Sun07:04 – 08:09
- 3♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:45
- 10♀︎ Venus15:45 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:55
- 12☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:00 – 19:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 20:50
- 3♂︎ Mars20:50 – 21:45
- 4☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:40
- 5♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:35 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:25 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:15
- 10♂︎ Mars03:15 – 04:10
- 11☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:05
- 12♀︎ Venus05:05 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 11 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 13h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.