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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:11
- 4♂︎ Mars09:11 – 10:05
- 5☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:59
- 6♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:54 – 12:48
- 8☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:43 – 14:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:31
- 11♂︎ Mars15:31 – 16:26
- 12☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:20 – 18:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:26 – 19:32
- 3☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:54
- 7☉︎ Sun23:54 – 01:00
- 8♀︎ Venus01:00 – 02:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:11
- 10☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 10h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:27 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.