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 Sunday, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:10
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:21
- 2♀︎ Venus06:21 – 07:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:32 – 08:42
- 4☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:15
- 7♂︎ Mars12:15 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:37
- 9♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 18:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:09 – 19:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:09
- 2♂︎ Mars20:09 – 20:58
- 3☉︎ Sun20:58 – 21:47
- 4♀︎ Venus21:47 – 22:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:15
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:54
- 9♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:43
- 10☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:32
- 11♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:21
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:10 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 10m, 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?
The Sun, from 05:10 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.