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, 15 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:48
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:39
- 2☉︎ Sun07:39 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:12
- 5☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:45
- 8♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:36
- 9☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:27
- 10♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 16:09
- 12☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:27
- 4☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:36
- 5♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:45 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 02:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:12 – 03:21
- 10♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:30
- 11☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Tuesday, 15 December 2026, the Sun rises at 06:48 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:48 to 07:39: 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.
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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.