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 Wednesday, 14 July 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:04 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:32
- 7♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:39 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:08
- 12♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:08
- 2♀︎ Venus20:08 – 21:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 21:54
- 4☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:25
- 8☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:18
- 9♀︎ Venus02:18 – 03:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:11 – 04:04
- 11☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Guangzhou?
On Wednesday, 14 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 10h 34m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:49 to 06:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.