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, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:03 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 09:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:42
- 7♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:17 – 17:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:12 – 18:17
- 2♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:27
- 4♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:53
- 9♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:58
- 10☉︎ Sun02:58 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 05:08
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:08: 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.