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 Tuesday, 30 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:08
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:19
- 2☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:30
- 3♀︎ Venus07:30 – 08:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:52
- 5☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:14
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:14 – 13:25
- 8♂︎ Mars13:25 – 14:36
- 9☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:47
- 10♀︎ Venus15:47 – 16:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:09
- 12☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:20
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:20 – 20:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 20:58
- 3♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:47
- 4☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:36
- 5♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:14
- 7☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:52
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:41
- 10♂︎ Mars02:41 – 03:30
- 11☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:19
- 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Tuesday, 30 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:08, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:08 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.