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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:43
- 2☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:20
- 6☉︎ Sun11:20 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:50
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:44
- 12♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:38 – 18:44
- 2♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:56
- 4☽︎ Moon20:56 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:20
- 8☉︎ Sun01:20 – 02:26
- 9♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:44 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 10h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 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 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.