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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:27
- 8♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:21
- 9☉︎ Sun14:21 – 15:15
- 10♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:04
- 12☽︎ Moon17:04 – 17:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:04 – 20:09
- 3♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:15
- 4☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:21
- 5♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:56
- 11☉︎ Sun04:56 – 06:02
- 12♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:08 to 08:02: 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.