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, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 06:59
- 2☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:06 – 09:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:13 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:26
- 6☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:46
- 9☽︎ Moon14:46 – 15:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 17:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:13 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:00 – 21:53
- 4☽︎ Moon21:53 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 04:06
- 11☽︎ Moon04:06 – 05:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:00 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 06:59: 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.