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 Wednesday, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:24
- 5♂︎ Mars10:24 – 11:16
- 6☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:07
- 7♀︎ Venus12:07 – 12:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:27
- 12♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:27
- 2♀︎ Venus18:27 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:43
- 4☽︎ Moon20:43 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 22:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:59 – 00:07
- 7♂︎ Mars00:07 – 01:16
- 8☉︎ Sun01:16 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:48 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:56 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.