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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:09
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:20
- 2♂︎ Mars06:20 – 07:30
- 3☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:41
- 4♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury09:52 – 11:03
- 6☽︎ Moon11:03 – 12:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:14 – 13:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:36
- 9♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:47
- 10☉︎ Sun15:47 – 16:58
- 11♀︎ Venus16:58 – 18:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:20
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 20:58
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:47
- 4♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:36
- 5☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:25
- 6♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:15
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:15 – 01:04
- 8☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 02:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter02:42 – 03:31
- 11♂︎ Mars03:31 – 04:20
- 12☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 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 05:09, lasts 9h 49m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:09 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.