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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:38 – 07:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:30 – 08:23
- 3♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:16
- 4☉︎ Sun09:16 – 10:09
- 5♀︎ Venus10:09 – 11:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:55
- 7☽︎ Moon11:55 – 12:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:47 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:33
- 10♂︎ Mars14:33 – 15:26
- 11☉︎ Sun15:26 – 16:19
- 12♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:19
- 2☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:26
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:26 – 20:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:41
- 5♂︎ Mars21:41 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:55
- 7♀︎ Venus23:55 – 01:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:02 – 02:09
- 9☽︎ Moon02:09 – 03:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:17 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:31
- 12♂︎ Mars05:31 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:38 to 07:30: 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.