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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 17:40
- Next sunrise
- 06:49
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:43 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:31
- 4☉︎ Sun09:31 – 10:26
- 5♀︎ Venus10:26 – 11:20
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:20 – 12:14
- 7☽︎ Moon12:14 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:57
- 10♂︎ Mars14:57 – 15:51
- 11☉︎ Sun15:51 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 20:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:57 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:20
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:20 – 02:26
- 9☽︎ Moon02:26 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:43
- 12♂︎ Mars05:43 – 06:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 17:40: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:49, lasts 13h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:49 to 07:43: 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.