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 Thursday, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:07
- 2♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:17
- 3☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:27
- 4♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:47
- 6☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 13:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:07 – 14:17
- 9♂︎ Mars14:17 – 15:27
- 10☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:37
- 11♀︎ Venus16:37 – 17:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 19:47
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 20:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:27
- 4♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:07
- 6♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:57 – 00:47
- 8☽︎ Moon00:47 – 01:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:27
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:17
- 11♂︎ Mars03:17 – 04:07
- 12☉︎ Sun04:07 – 04:57
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:57 to 06:07: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.