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, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:04 – 07:08
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:08 – 08:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:12 – 09:15
- 4♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:19
- 5☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:23
- 6♀︎ Venus11:23 – 12:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:31
- 8☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:42
- 11♂︎ Mars16:42 – 17:46
- 12☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:50 – 19:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:46 – 20:42
- 3☽︎ Moon20:42 – 21:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:27
- 7☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:23
- 8♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:19 – 03:16
- 10☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:12 – 05:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:08 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 12h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:04 to 07:08: 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.