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 Thursday, 26 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:47
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:47 – 07:42
- 2♂︎ Mars07:42 – 08:36
- 3☉︎ Sun08:36 – 09:30
- 4♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:25 – 11:19
- 6☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:08 – 14:02
- 9♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:57
- 10☉︎ Sun14:57 – 15:51
- 11♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:46
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 19:51
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:03
- 5☉︎ Sun22:03 – 23:08
- 6♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:20
- 8☽︎ Moon01:20 – 02:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:37
- 11♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:42
- 12☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Thursday, 26 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:47 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:47 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.