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 Tuesday, 24 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:46 – 07:38
- 2☉︎ Sun07:38 – 08:30
- 3♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:22
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:22 – 10:13
- 5☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:05
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:57
- 7♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:49
- 8♂︎ Mars12:49 – 13:40
- 9☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:32
- 10♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:24
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:16
- 12☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:07
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:16 – 19:24
- 3♂︎ Mars19:24 – 20:32
- 4☉︎ Sun20:32 – 21:41
- 5♀︎ Venus21:41 – 22:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:57
- 7☽︎ Moon23:57 – 01:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 02:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:14 – 03:22
- 10♂︎ Mars03:22 – 04:31
- 11☉︎ Sun04:31 – 05:39
- 12♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Tuesday, 24 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:46 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.