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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:25 – 07:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:18
- 4♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:16
- 5☉︎ Sun10:16 – 11:14
- 6♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:11
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:11 – 13:09
- 8☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 15:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:02
- 11♂︎ Mars16:02 – 17:00
- 12☉︎ Sun17:00 – 17:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:02
- 3☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 23:09
- 6♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:12
- 7☉︎ Sun00:12 – 01:14
- 8♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:16 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:58: the day lasts 11h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:25 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.