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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:34 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:48
- 3☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 10:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:08
- 6♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:15
- 7☉︎ Sun12:15 – 13:22
- 8♀︎ Venus13:22 – 14:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:28 – 15:35
- 10☽︎ Moon15:35 – 16:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:42 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:56
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:56 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:42
- 3♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:29
- 5☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:08
- 8♂︎ Mars01:08 – 02:02
- 9☉︎ Sun02:02 – 02:55
- 10♀︎ Venus02:55 – 03:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:34 to 06:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.