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 Sunday, 13 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 18:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:42 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 07:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:48
- 4☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:55
- 7♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:57
- 8☉︎ Sun12:57 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:03
- 11☽︎ Moon16:03 – 17:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:05
- 2♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:03
- 3☉︎ Sun20:03 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:57
- 6☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:51
- 9♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:49
- 10☉︎ Sun02:49 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Sunday, 13 September 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:07: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 11h 35m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:42 to 06:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.