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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:20
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:59
- 6♂︎ Mars10:59 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:49
- 8♀︎ Venus12:49 – 13:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:28
- 2☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:33
- 3♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:44
- 5☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:49
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:49 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:59
- 8♂︎ Mars00:59 – 02:05
- 9☉︎ Sun02:05 – 03:10
- 10♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:20
- 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 13h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:25 to 07:20: 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.