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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:29
- 4☉︎ Sun09:29 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:12
- 7☽︎ Moon12:12 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:01 – 14:55
- 10♂︎ Mars14:55 – 15:50
- 11☉︎ Sun15:50 – 16:44
- 12♀︎ Venus16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:44
- 2☽︎ Moon18:44 – 19:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:50 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 22:01
- 5♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:24
- 9☽︎ Moon02:24 – 03:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Saturday, 28 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 06:47, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:46 to 07:41: 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.