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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:32 – 07:28
- 2♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:24
- 3☉︎ Sun08:24 – 09:20
- 4♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:16 – 11:12
- 6☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 13:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:04 – 14:00
- 9♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:52
- 11♀︎ Venus15:52 – 16:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:44
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:44 – 18:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 20:56
- 4♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:04
- 6♀︎ Venus23:04 – 00:08
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 01:12
- 8☽︎ Moon01:12 – 02:16
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:16 – 03:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:20 – 04:24
- 11♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:28
- 12☉︎ Sun05:28 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:32 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.