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, 24 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:50
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 07:49
- 2☽︎ Moon07:49 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:44 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:38
- 7♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:34
- 9☽︎ Moon14:34 – 15:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:27
- 12♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:27
- 2♀︎ Venus19:27 – 20:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:29 – 21:31
- 4☽︎ Moon21:31 – 22:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:38
- 7♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:42
- 9♀︎ Venus02:42 – 03:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Wednesday, 24 February 2027, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:50, lasts 12h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:51 to 07:49: 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.