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 Saturday, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:15
- 4☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 10:58
- 6☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 11:49
- 7☽︎ Moon11:49 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:32
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:24
- 10♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:15
- 11☉︎ Sun15:15 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:24 – 21:32
- 5♂︎ Mars21:32 – 22:41
- 6☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:50
- 7♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury00:58 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:33
- 12♂︎ Mars05:33 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 10h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:40 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.