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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:16
- 5♀︎ Venus10:16 – 11:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:12 – 12:08
- 7☽︎ Moon12:08 – 13:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:04 – 14:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 14:56
- 10♂︎ Mars14:56 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:47
- 12♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:43 – 18:48
- 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:56 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:04
- 6☉︎ Sun23:04 – 00:08
- 7♀︎ Venus00:08 – 01:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:12 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:25 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:33 to 07:29: 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.