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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:31
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:19
- 3♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:13
- 4☉︎ Sun09:13 – 10:06
- 5♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:00
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:54
- 7☽︎ Moon11:54 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:29
- 11☉︎ Sun15:29 – 16:23
- 12♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:23
- 2☽︎ Moon18:23 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:42
- 5♂︎ Mars21:42 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:54
- 7♀︎ Venus23:54 – 01:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 02:07
- 9☽︎ Moon02:07 – 03:13
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:13 – 04:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:20 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:31 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 13h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:31 to 07:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.