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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:43 – 07:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:04
- 6♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:56
- 7☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:24 – 16:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:09
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:09 – 18:17
- 2☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:25
- 3♀︎ Venus19:25 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:40
- 5☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:04
- 8♂︎ Mars01:04 – 02:12
- 9☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 10h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:43 to 07:35: 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.