Planetary hours
in Hangzhou.
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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:01
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:19
- 3☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:38 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 14:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:14 – 15:23
- 10☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:41
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:41
- 2☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:23
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:23 – 22:14
- 5☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:46
- 8♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:37
- 9☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:28
- 10♀︎ Venus02:28 – 03:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:10
- 12☽︎ Moon04:10 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:01 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:01 to 06:10: 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.