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 Thursday, 4 February 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 18:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:01
- 2♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:57
- 3☉︎ Sun08:57 – 09:53
- 4♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:45
- 6☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:32
- 9♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:28
- 10☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:24
- 11♀︎ Venus16:24 – 17:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:20 – 18:16
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:28
- 4♂︎ Mars21:28 – 22:32
- 5☉︎ Sun22:32 – 23:36
- 6♀︎ Venus23:36 – 00:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:40 – 01:44
- 8☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:48 – 03:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:53 – 04:57
- 11♂︎ Mars04:57 – 06:01
- 12☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Thursday, 4 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 18:16: the day lasts 11h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.