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 Wednesday, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:15
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:16
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:24
- 2☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:49
- 5♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:22
- 9☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:47
- 12♂︎ Mars17:47 – 18:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:55 – 19:47
- 2♀︎ Venus19:47 – 20:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:30
- 4☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:14
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:57
- 8☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:49
- 9♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:32
- 11☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:15 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:16, lasts 10h 21m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:15 to 06:24: 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.