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 Thursday, 27 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:12
- 3☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:15
- 4♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:19 – 11:22
- 6☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:33
- 9♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:36
- 10☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:40
- 11♀︎ Venus16:40 – 17:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:47 – 19:43
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:36
- 4♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:33
- 5☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:30
- 6♀︎ Venus23:30 – 00:26
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:23
- 8☽︎ Moon01:23 – 02:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 03:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:12
- 11♂︎ Mars04:12 – 05:09
- 12☉︎ Sun05:09 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Thursday, 27 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:05 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.