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 Saturday, 12 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 18:09
- Next sunrise
- 05:42
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:44 – 07:46
- 3♂︎ Mars07:46 – 08:48
- 4☉︎ Sun08:48 – 09:50
- 5♀︎ Venus09:50 – 10:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:53 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 14:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:00 – 15:02
- 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 16:04
- 11☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:58
- 6☉︎ Sun22:58 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:51
- 9☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Saturday, 12 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 18:09: the day lasts 12h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:42, lasts 11h 33m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:41 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.