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 Sunday, 31 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 18:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:53
- 4☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:40
- 7♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:31
- 9♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:26 – 16:22
- 11☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:13 – 19:17
- 2♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:22
- 3☉︎ Sun20:22 – 21:26
- 4♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:49
- 9♂︎ Mars02:49 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:58
- 11♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Sunday, 31 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 18:13: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:07 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.