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 Thursday, 5 November 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:24
- 2♂︎ Mars07:24 – 08:18
- 3☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:12
- 4♀︎ Venus09:12 – 10:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 11:00
- 6☽︎ Moon11:00 – 11:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn11:54 – 12:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:48 – 13:42
- 9♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:36
- 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:30
- 11♀︎ Venus15:30 – 16:24
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:18
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:30
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:36
- 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:42
- 5☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:48
- 6♀︎ Venus22:48 – 23:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 01:00
- 8☽︎ Moon01:00 – 02:06
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:06 – 03:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:12 – 04:18
- 11♂︎ Mars04:18 – 05:25
- 12☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 10h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:30 to 07:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.