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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:06 – 07:09
- 2♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 09:16
- 4☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:28
- 8☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:35 – 16:38
- 11☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:38
- 3☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:35
- 4♀︎ Venus21:35 – 22:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:28
- 6☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:22 – 02:19
- 9♂︎ Mars02:19 – 03:16
- 10☉︎ Sun03:16 – 04:13
- 11♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:09 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 12h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:06 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.