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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:24 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:06 – 11:00
- 6♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:42
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:35
- 10☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:29
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:17 – 18:23
- 2☉︎ Sun18:23 – 19:29
- 3♀︎ Venus19:29 – 20:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:42
- 5☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:54
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 01:00
- 8♂︎ Mars01:00 – 02:07
- 9☉︎ Sun02:07 – 03:13
- 10♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 05:25
- 12☽︎ Moon05:25 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 10h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 13h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:31 to 07:24: 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.