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, 21 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:45
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:44 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:28
- 3♂︎ Mars08:28 – 09:20
- 4☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:12
- 5♀︎ Venus10:12 – 11:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:04 – 11:56
- 7☽︎ Moon11:56 – 12:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:48 – 13:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:32
- 10♂︎ Mars14:32 – 15:24
- 11☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:16
- 12♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:16
- 2☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:40
- 5♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:48
- 6☉︎ Sun22:48 – 23:56
- 7♀︎ Venus23:56 – 01:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 02:12
- 9☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 21 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:45, lasts 13h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:44 to 07:36: 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.