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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 05:22
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:22 – 06:31
- 2♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:49
- 4☽︎ Moon08:49 – 09:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:17
- 7♂︎ Mars12:17 – 13:26
- 8☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:35
- 9♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:03
- 2♂︎ Mars20:03 – 20:53
- 3☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:44
- 4♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:35
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:35 – 23:26
- 6☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:17 – 01:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:59
- 9♂︎ Mars01:59 – 02:50
- 10☉︎ Sun02:50 – 03:41
- 11♀︎ Venus03:41 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 13h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:22, lasts 10h 11m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:22 to 06:31: 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.