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, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:01
- 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 07:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:58 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 10:47
- 6☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:43
- 7♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:36
- 9☽︎ Moon13:36 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:36 – 22:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:40 – 23:44
- 7♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:47
- 8☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:55 – 03:58
- 11☽︎ Moon03:58 – 05:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 11h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:05 to 07:01: 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.