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, 27 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 17:39
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:07 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:52 – 09:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:38
- 5♂︎ Mars10:38 – 11:30
- 6☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:23
- 7♀︎ Venus12:23 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 14:09
- 9☽︎ Moon14:09 – 15:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 15:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:54 – 16:47
- 12♂︎ Mars16:47 – 17:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:39 – 18:47
- 2♀︎ Venus18:47 – 19:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:54 – 21:01
- 4☽︎ Moon21:01 – 22:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:30
- 8☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:37
- 9♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:59 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Wednesday, 27 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 17:39: the day lasts 10h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:07 to 08:00: 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.