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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:26
- 2♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:19
- 4☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:08
- 7♂︎ Mars12:08 – 13:04
- 8☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:01
- 9♀︎ Venus14:01 – 14:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 15:54
- 11☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:50
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:50 – 17:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:50
- 2♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:54
- 3☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:57
- 4♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:01 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:15
- 9♂︎ Mars02:15 – 03:19
- 10☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:47: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:26: 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.