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, 18 June 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:41
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:56
- 3☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 10:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:35
- 8♀︎ Venus13:35 – 14:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:51
- 10☽︎ Moon15:51 – 16:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:06
- 2☉︎ Sun20:06 – 20:59
- 3♀︎ Venus20:59 – 21:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:51 – 22:43
- 5☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:20
- 8♂︎ Mars01:20 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:04
- 10♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:49
- 12☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Friday, 18 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 10h 27m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:41 to 06:49: 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.