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, 19 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:35
- 2♂︎ Mars07:35 – 08:30
- 3☉︎ Sun08:30 – 09:25
- 4♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:20 – 11:15
- 6☽︎ Moon11:15 – 12:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 13:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:05 – 14:00
- 9♂︎ Mars14:00 – 14:54
- 10☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:49
- 11♀︎ Venus15:49 – 16:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:44
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 19:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:49 – 20:55
- 4♂︎ Mars20:55 – 22:00
- 5☉︎ Sun22:00 – 23:05
- 6♀︎ Venus23:05 – 00:10
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:10 – 01:15
- 8☽︎ Moon01:15 – 02:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:31
- 11♂︎ Mars04:31 – 05:36
- 12☉︎ Sun05:36 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Thursday, 19 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:40 to 07:35: 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.