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 Friday, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 18:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 10:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:40
- 7☉︎ Sun12:40 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:30
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:26
- 10☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:21 – 17:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:16
- 2☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:21
- 3♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:30
- 5☽︎ Moon22:30 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:58 – 06:03
- 12☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 18:12: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.