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, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:25
- Next sunrise
- 06:55
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:32 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:17
- 6☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 13:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:02 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:40 – 16:32
- 12♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:32
- 2♀︎ Venus18:32 – 19:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:47
- 4☽︎ Moon20:47 – 21:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:55 – 23:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 00:10
- 7♂︎ Mars00:10 – 01:17
- 8☉︎ Sun01:17 – 02:25
- 9♀︎ Venus02:25 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:25: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:55, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 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.