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, 23 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:02 – 07:58
- 3☽︎ Moon07:58 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:51
- 5♃︎ Jupiter09:51 – 10:47
- 6♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:43
- 7☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:31
- 10☽︎ Moon14:31 – 15:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:28 – 16:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:24
- 2☉︎ Sun18:24 – 19:28
- 3♀︎ Venus19:28 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:36
- 5☽︎ Moon21:36 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:47
- 8♂︎ Mars00:47 – 01:51
- 9☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:59
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 05:03
- 12☽︎ Moon05:03 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 12h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:06 to 07:02: 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.