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 Tuesday, 1 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:37 – 07:29
- 2☉︎ Sun07:29 – 08:21
- 3♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:12
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:04
- 5☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:56
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:39
- 8♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:31
- 9☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:23
- 10♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:06
- 12☽︎ Moon16:06 – 16:58
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:58 – 18:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:06 – 19:15
- 3♂︎ Mars19:15 – 20:23
- 4☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:31
- 5♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:40 – 23:48
- 7☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 02:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:05 – 03:13
- 10♂︎ Mars03:13 – 04:21
- 11☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:38
Other cities · China
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Tuesday, 1 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:37 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.