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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:20 – 11:23
- 6♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:30
- 8♀︎ Venus13:30 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:44
- 2☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:40
- 3♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:33
- 5☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:26 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:19
- 9☉︎ Sun02:19 – 03:15
- 10♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:08
- 12☽︎ Moon05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:09: 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.