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 Sunday, 13 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:50
- 2♀︎ Venus07:50 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:37
- 4☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:18
- 7♂︎ Mars12:18 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 14:06
- 9♀︎ Venus14:06 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:53
- 11☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:47
- 2♂︎ Mars18:47 – 19:53
- 3☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:25 – 02:31
- 9♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:50
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Sunday, 13 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 07:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.