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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:19
- 4♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:15
- 5☉︎ Sun10:15 – 11:12
- 6♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:08 – 13:04
- 8☽︎ Moon13:04 – 14:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:01 – 14:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:57 – 15:53
- 11♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:50
- 12☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:50 – 19:53
- 3☽︎ Moon19:53 – 20:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 22:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:01 – 23:05
- 6♂︎ Mars23:05 – 00:08
- 7☉︎ Sun00:08 – 01:12
- 8♀︎ Venus01:12 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:19
- 10☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:23
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 11h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 12h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:30 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.