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, 12 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:04
- 2☉︎ Sun08:04 – 08:58
- 3♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:29
- 8♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:23
- 9☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:05
- 12☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:23
- 5♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:35
- 7☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:58
- 11☉︎ Sun04:58 – 06:04
- 12♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Tuesday, 12 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 08:04: 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.