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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 18:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:45
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:45 – 07:51
- 3♂︎ Mars07:51 – 08:56
- 4☉︎ Sun08:56 – 10:02
- 5♀︎ Venus10:02 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 14:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:30
- 10♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:36
- 11☉︎ Sun16:36 – 17:41
- 12♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:47 – 19:41
- 2☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:36 – 21:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:30 – 22:25
- 5♂︎ Mars22:25 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 02:02
- 9☽︎ Moon02:02 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:51 – 04:46
- 12♂︎ Mars04:46 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:47: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:39 to 06:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.