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 Friday, 8 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:01 – 08:55
- 3☽︎ Moon08:55 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:25
- 8♀︎ Venus13:25 – 14:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:13
- 10☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:01
- 2☉︎ Sun19:01 – 20:07
- 3♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:19
- 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:37
- 8♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:01
- 12☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Friday, 8 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:07 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.