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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:29
- 4☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:21 – 11:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:03
- 7♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:54
- 8☉︎ Sun12:54 – 13:46
- 9♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:11
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:37
- 4♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 01:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:30
- 10☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:38
- 11♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 07:47: 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.