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 Saturday, 23 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 07:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:47 – 08:40
- 3♂︎ Mars08:40 – 09:32
- 4☉︎ Sun09:32 – 10:25
- 5♀︎ Venus10:25 – 11:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:18 – 12:11
- 7☽︎ Moon12:11 – 13:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:03 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:49
- 10♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:42
- 11☉︎ Sun15:42 – 16:34
- 12♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:27
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:27 – 18:34
- 2☽︎ Moon18:34 – 19:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:03
- 6☉︎ Sun23:03 – 00:10
- 7♀︎ Venus00:10 – 01:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:18 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:32 – 04:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:39 – 05:47
- 12♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Saturday, 23 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:54 to 07:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.