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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:31 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:21
- 4☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:10
- 7♂︎ Mars12:10 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:56
- 11☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:52 – 17:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:52
- 2♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:56
- 3☉︎ Sun19:56 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:07
- 6☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:10 – 01:14
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:14 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 03:21
- 10☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:49: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:31 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.