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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:01
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 06:58
- 2♂︎ Mars06:58 – 07:55
- 3☉︎ Sun07:55 – 08:53
- 4♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:50
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:47
- 6☽︎ Moon10:47 – 11:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:42 – 13:39
- 9♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:36
- 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:34
- 11♀︎ Venus15:34 – 16:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:28
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:37
- 4♂︎ Mars20:37 – 21:39
- 5☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:42
- 6♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:48
- 8☽︎ Moon00:48 – 01:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:53
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 03:56
- 11♂︎ Mars03:56 – 04:59
- 12☉︎ Sun04:59 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:01 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 11h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 12h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:01 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.