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, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:11
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:11 – 06:22
- 2☉︎ Sun06:22 – 07:32
- 3♀︎ Venus07:32 – 08:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury08:43 – 09:54
- 5☽︎ Moon09:54 – 11:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:04 – 12:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:15 – 13:26
- 8♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:37
- 9☉︎ Sun14:37 – 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 – 21:48
- 4☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:37
- 5♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:26
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:15
- 7☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:43
- 10♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:33
- 11☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:22
- 12♀︎ Venus04:22 – 05:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:11, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:11 to 06:22: 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.