Planetary hours
in Guangzhou.
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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 10:15
- 5♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:23
- 6☉︎ Sun11:23 – 12:30
- 7♀︎ Venus12:30 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:16
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:30
- 7♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:15
- 9♀︎ Venus02:15 – 03:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 04:00
- 11☽︎ Moon04:00 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 10h 28m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:44 to 06:52: 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.