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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:43
- 2☉︎ Sun07:43 – 08:37
- 3♀︎ Venus08:37 – 09:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:31 – 10:25
- 5☽︎ Moon10:25 – 11:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:13 – 13:07
- 8♂︎ Mars13:07 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:50 – 16:44
- 12☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:50
- 3♂︎ Mars19:50 – 20:56
- 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:20 – 02:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:25 – 03:31
- 10♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:37
- 11☉︎ Sun04:37 – 05:43
- 12♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.