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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:27
- 3♂︎ Mars08:27 – 09:22
- 4☉︎ Sun09:22 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:14 – 12:10
- 7☽︎ Moon12:10 – 13:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:06 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:58
- 10♂︎ Mars14:58 – 15:53
- 11☉︎ Sun15:53 – 16:49
- 12♀︎ Venus16:49 – 17:45
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 18:49
- 2☽︎ Moon18:49 – 19:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 20:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:06
- 6☉︎ Sun23:06 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:15 – 02:19
- 9☽︎ Moon02:19 – 03:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:27 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:31: 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.