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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:27 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:21
- 3☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:16
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:11
- 7☉︎ Sun12:11 – 13:08
- 8♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:03
- 10☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:55 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:06
- 5☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:08 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:16
- 9☉︎ Sun02:16 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:27 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.