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 Monday, 16 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:11
- Next sunrise
- 06:40
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:32 – 08:24
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:17
- 4♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:10
- 5☉︎ Sun10:10 – 11:02
- 6♀︎ Venus11:02 – 11:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:55 – 12:48
- 8☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:33
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:33 – 15:25
- 11♂︎ Mars15:25 – 16:18
- 12☉︎ Sun16:18 – 17:11
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:11 – 18:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:18 – 19:25
- 3☽︎ Moon19:25 – 20:33
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:40 – 22:48
- 6♂︎ Mars22:48 – 23:55
- 7☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:03
- 8♀︎ Venus01:03 – 02:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:10 – 03:18
- 10☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:33 – 06:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Monday, 16 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:11: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:40, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:39 to 07:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.