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 Monday, 18 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 08:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:59 – 09:53
- 4♂︎ Mars09:53 – 10:48
- 5☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:42
- 6♀︎ Venus11:42 – 12:37
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:31
- 8☽︎ Moon13:31 – 14:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:15
- 11♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:09
- 12☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:04
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:15
- 3☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:37
- 7☉︎ Sun00:37 – 01:42
- 8♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:48 – 03:53
- 10☽︎ Moon03:53 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Monday, 18 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 13h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.