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 Wednesday, 20 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 17:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:02
- 2☽︎ Moon08:02 – 08:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:29
- 6☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:21
- 7♀︎ Venus12:21 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:41
- 12♂︎ Mars16:41 – 17:33
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:33 – 18:41
- 2♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:57
- 4☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:21
- 7♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:29
- 8☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:53
- 11☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 20 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 17:33: the day lasts 10h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.