Planetary hours
in Hefei.
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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 4 of the night, until 21:42
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:05
- 5♂︎ Mars10:05 – 11:00
- 6☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:36 – 15:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:30 – 16:24
- 12♂︎ Mars16:24 – 17:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:19 – 18:25
- 2♀︎ Venus18:25 – 19:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:30 – 20:36
- 4☽︎ Moon20:36 – 21:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:42 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:00
- 8☉︎ Sun01:00 – 02:06
- 9♀︎ Venus02:06 – 03:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:12 – 04:18
- 11☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:29 to 07:23: 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.