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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 19:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:02
- 2☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:14 – 10:20
- 5♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:27
- 6☉︎ Sun11:27 – 12:33
- 7♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:04
- 12♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:10 – 20:04
- 2♀︎ Venus20:04 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:52
- 4☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:33
- 7♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:27
- 8☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:21
- 9♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:08
- 11☽︎ Moon04:08 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 19:10: the day lasts 13h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 10h 46m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:56 to 07:02: 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.