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 Friday, 22 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:55 – 07:47
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:18
- 6♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:48
- 10☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:41 – 16:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:26
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:26 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:41
- 3♀︎ Venus19:41 – 20:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:48 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:32
- 10♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Friday, 22 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:55 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.