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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 17:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:36
- 2☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:31
- 3♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:16 – 12:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 13:06
- 8♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:46
- 12☽︎ Moon16:46 – 17:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 19:51
- 3♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:07 – 00:12
- 7☽︎ Moon00:12 – 01:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 02:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:27
- 10♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:37
- 12♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:41 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.