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, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 17:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:02
- 2☉︎ Sun08:02 – 08:56
- 3♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:44
- 5☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:19
- 9☉︎ Sun14:19 – 15:13
- 10♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:01
- 12☽︎ Moon17:01 – 17:55
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:07
- 3♂︎ Mars20:07 – 21:13
- 4☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:19
- 5♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:38 – 02:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:44 – 03:50
- 10♂︎ Mars03:50 – 04:57
- 11☉︎ Sun04:57 – 06:03
- 12♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 17:55: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:09 to 08:02: 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.