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, 21 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:25
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:31
- 2☽︎ Moon06:31 – 07:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:42 – 09:47
- 5♂︎ Mars09:47 – 10:53
- 6☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:58
- 7♀︎ Venus11:58 – 13:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:03 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:24
- 12♂︎ Mars17:24 – 18:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:24
- 2♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:57
- 7♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:52
- 8☉︎ Sun00:52 – 01:47
- 9♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:36
- 11☽︎ Moon03:36 – 04:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hangzhou?
On Wednesday, 21 April 2027, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 13h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:25, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:31: 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.