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 Saturday, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:25 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:14
- 5♀︎ Venus10:14 – 11:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:11 – 12:09
- 7☽︎ Moon12:09 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:58
- 11☉︎ Sun15:58 – 16:55
- 12♀︎ Venus16:55 – 17:52
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:52 – 18:55
- 2☽︎ Moon18:55 – 19:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:58 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:09
- 7♀︎ Venus00:09 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:14
- 9☽︎ Moon02:14 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 12h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.