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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:42
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:22
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:13
- 6☉︎ Sun11:13 – 12:08
- 7♀︎ Venus12:08 – 13:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:42 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 00:09
- 7♂︎ Mars00:09 – 01:13
- 8☉︎ Sun01:13 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:31 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:42: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.