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 December 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 07:46
- 2☽︎ Moon07:46 – 08:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:37 – 09:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:19
- 5♂︎ Mars10:19 – 11:10
- 6☉︎ Sun11:10 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:51 – 13:42
- 9☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:24 – 16:15
- 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:06
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:06 – 18:15
- 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:24 – 20:33
- 4☽︎ Moon20:33 – 21:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:43 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:01
- 7♂︎ Mars00:01 – 01:10
- 8☉︎ Sun01:10 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:38
- 11☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 4 December 2024, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 10h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:55 to 07:46: 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.