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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 18:18
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:40 – 07:44
- 3☽︎ Moon07:44 – 08:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:54
- 6♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:58
- 7☉︎ Sun11:58 – 13:01
- 8♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 15:08
- 10☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:15
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:18
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:15
- 2☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:12
- 3♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:05
- 5☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:58 – 00:55
- 8♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:48
- 10♀︎ Venus02:48 – 03:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:41
- 12☽︎ Moon04:41 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 18:18: the day lasts 12h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 11h 19m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:40: 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.