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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:17
- 5♀︎ Venus10:17 – 11:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:13 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:07 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 15:00
- 10♂︎ Mars15:00 – 15:56
- 11☉︎ Sun15:56 – 16:53
- 12♀︎ Venus16:53 – 17:49
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 18:53
- 2☽︎ Moon18:53 – 19:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:56 – 21:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:07
- 6☉︎ Sun23:07 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 02:17
- 9☽︎ Moon02:17 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.