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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 17:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:28
- 2☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:08
- 5♂︎ Mars10:08 – 11:01
- 6☉︎ Sun11:01 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:47 – 13:41
- 9☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:27 – 16:20
- 12♂︎ Mars16:20 – 17:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:13 – 18:20
- 2♀︎ Venus18:20 – 19:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:27 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 23:55
- 7♂︎ Mars23:55 – 01:01
- 8☉︎ Sun01:01 – 02:08
- 9♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:15 – 04:22
- 11☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:29 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 17:13: the day lasts 10h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 13h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.