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, 29 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:52 – 07:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:45 – 08:38
- 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:19
- 6♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:12
- 7☉︎ Sun12:12 – 13:05
- 8♀︎ Venus13:05 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:52
- 10☽︎ Moon14:52 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:39
- 2☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:52 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 00:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:25
- 9☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:31
- 10♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:45
- 12☽︎ Moon05:45 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Friday, 29 January 2027, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:52 to 07:45: 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.