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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:19
- 3☽︎ Moon08:19 – 09:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:03 – 15:01
- 10☽︎ Moon15:01 – 15:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:53 – 18:55
- 2☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:58
- 3♀︎ Venus19:58 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:04
- 5☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:14
- 9☉︎ Sun02:14 – 03:17
- 10♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:20
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:22
- 12☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.