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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:30 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:23
- 3♀︎ Venus08:23 – 09:19
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:15
- 5☽︎ Moon10:15 – 11:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:12 – 12:08
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:08 – 13:04
- 8♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:57
- 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:53
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 19:53
- 3♂︎ Mars19:53 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 00:08
- 7☽︎ Moon00:08 – 01:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:12 – 02:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:16 – 03:20
- 10♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:30 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.