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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 05:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:20 – 06:27
- 2☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:57
- 6☉︎ Sun10:57 – 12:05
- 7♀︎ Venus12:05 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 14:20
- 9☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:27 – 16:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:35 – 17:42
- 12♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:50
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:50 – 19:42
- 2♀︎ Venus19:42 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:27
- 4☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:05
- 7♂︎ Mars00:05 – 00:58
- 8☉︎ Sun00:58 – 01:50
- 9♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:35
- 11☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 13h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:20, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:20 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 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.