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 Wednesday, 25 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:41
- 2☽︎ Moon07:41 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:30 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:19
- 6☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:08 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:51 – 16:46
- 12♂︎ Mars16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:46
- 2♀︎ Venus18:46 – 19:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:51 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:19
- 8☉︎ Sun01:19 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:30 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:42
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Wednesday, 25 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.