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 Wednesday, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:11
- Sunset
- 19:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:12
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:22
- 2☽︎ Moon06:22 – 07:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:33 – 08:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:54
- 5♂︎ Mars09:54 – 11:05
- 6☉︎ Sun11:05 – 12:15
- 7♀︎ Venus12:15 – 13:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:26 – 14:37
- 9☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:47 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:09
- 12♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:19 – 20:09
- 2♀︎ Venus20:09 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 21:47
- 4☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:26
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:26 – 00:16
- 7♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:05
- 8☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:54
- 9♀︎ Venus01:54 – 02:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:44 – 03:33
- 11☽︎ Moon03:33 – 04:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:11 and sets at 19:19: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:12, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.