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, 23 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:46
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:37 – 08:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:21
- 4♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:13
- 5☉︎ Sun10:13 – 11:05
- 6♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:48
- 8☽︎ Moon12:48 – 13:40
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 14:32
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:24
- 11♂︎ Mars15:24 – 16:16
- 12☉︎ Sun16:16 – 17:08
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:16 – 19:24
- 3☽︎ Moon19:24 – 20:32
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:41 – 22:49
- 6♂︎ Mars22:49 – 23:57
- 7☉︎ Sun23:57 – 01:05
- 8♀︎ Venus01:05 – 02:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:13 – 03:22
- 10☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:38
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Monday, 23 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:46, lasts 13h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:37: 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.