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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:06
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 06:17
- 2☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:39 – 09:50
- 5♂︎ Mars09:50 – 11:02
- 6☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:13
- 7♀︎ Venus12:13 – 13:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:24 – 14:35
- 9☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:20 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:46
- 4☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:24
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:24 – 00:13
- 7♂︎ Mars00:13 – 01:02
- 8☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:51
- 9♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 03:28
- 11☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:06, lasts 9h 46m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:06 to 06:17: 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.