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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:19
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:27
- 2☉︎ Sun06:27 – 07:34
- 3♀︎ Venus07:34 – 08:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:50
- 5☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 12:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:05 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 14:20
- 9☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:28
- 10♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:43
- 12☽︎ Moon17:43 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:35
- 3♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:28
- 4☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:20
- 5♀︎ Venus22:20 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:05
- 7☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 01:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:42
- 10♂︎ Mars02:42 – 03:35
- 11☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:27
- 12♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:19 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 29m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:19 to 06:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.