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, 25 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 18:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:04 – 07:08
- 2☉︎ Sun07:08 – 08:12
- 3♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:19
- 5☽︎ Moon10:19 – 11:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:38
- 10♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:41 – 17:45
- 12☽︎ Moon17:45 – 18:49
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:49 – 19:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:41
- 3♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:38
- 4☉︎ Sun21:38 – 22:34
- 5♀︎ Venus22:34 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 03:16
- 10♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:12
- 11☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:08
- 12♀︎ Venus05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 25 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 18:49: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 16m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: 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.