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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 17:53
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:00
- 2☉︎ Sun08:00 – 08:54
- 3♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:42
- 5☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:24
- 8♂︎ Mars13:24 – 14:17
- 9☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:11
- 10♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:05
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:59
- 12☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:05
- 3♂︎ Mars20:05 – 21:11
- 4☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:30
- 7☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:54
- 11☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:01
- 12♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 17:53: the day lasts 10h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:06 to 08:00: 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.