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 Friday, 27 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:06
- 8♀︎ Venus13:06 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:44
- 2☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:50
- 3♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:29
- 10♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:41
- 12☽︎ Moon05:41 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Friday, 27 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.