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 Wednesday, 7 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:18
- Sunset
- 18:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:18 – 07:17
- 2☽︎ Moon07:17 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:14
- 5♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 13:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:11 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:07
- 12♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:07
- 2♀︎ Venus19:07 – 20:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:08 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:11 – 00:12
- 7♂︎ Mars00:12 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:14
- 9♀︎ Venus02:14 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:18 and sets at 18:06: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:18 to 07:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.