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 Tuesday, 3 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:28 – 07:22
- 2☉︎ Sun07:22 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:05
- 5☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:59
- 6♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:54 – 12:48
- 8♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:42
- 9☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:25
- 12☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:43
- 5♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:48 – 23:54
- 7☽︎ Moon23:54 – 01:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:06 – 03:12
- 10♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:17
- 11☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:23
- 12♀︎ Venus05:23 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Tuesday, 3 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 10h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 13h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:28 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.