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 Sunday, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:32
- Sunset
- 17:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:32 – 07:26
- 2♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:20 – 09:13
- 4☽︎ Moon09:13 – 10:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:54
- 7♂︎ Mars11:54 – 12:48
- 8☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:28
- 11☽︎ Moon15:28 – 16:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:22 – 17:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:16 – 18:22
- 2♂︎ Mars18:22 – 19:28
- 3☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:48
- 6☽︎ Moon22:48 – 23:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 01:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 02:07
- 9♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 04:20
- 11♀︎ Venus04:20 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:32 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 13h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:32 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.