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 Saturday, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:05
- 3♂︎ Mars08:05 – 09:11
- 4☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:24 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:44 – 15:51
- 10♂︎ Mars15:51 – 16:57
- 11☉︎ Sun16:57 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:10 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:57 – 21:51
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:44
- 5♂︎ Mars22:44 – 23:38
- 6☉︎ Sun23:38 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:12 – 04:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Dongguan?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:52 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.