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, 13 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:37 – 07:30
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:23
- 3☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:01
- 6♂︎ Mars11:01 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:47
- 8♀︎ Venus12:47 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:33
- 10☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:12
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:26
- 3♀︎ Venus19:26 – 20:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:34 – 21:41
- 5☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:02
- 8♂︎ Mars01:02 – 02:09
- 9☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:16
- 10♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:30
- 12☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Friday, 13 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:37 to 07:30: 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.