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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 06:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:31
- 3♂︎ Mars07:31 – 08:42
- 4☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:53
- 5♀︎ Venus09:53 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 12:15
- 7☽︎ Moon12:15 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:47
- 10♂︎ Mars15:47 – 16:58
- 11☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:09
- 12♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:20
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:09
- 2☽︎ Moon20:09 – 20:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:58 – 21:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:15
- 7♀︎ Venus00:15 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 01:53
- 9☽︎ Moon01:53 – 02:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:42 – 03:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:32 – 04:21
- 12♂︎ Mars04:21 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.