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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:20
- Sunset
- 19:13
- Next sunrise
- 05:21
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:39
- 3♂︎ Mars07:39 – 08:49
- 4☉︎ Sun08:49 – 09:58
- 5♀︎ Venus09:58 – 11:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:07 – 12:17
- 7☽︎ Moon12:17 – 13:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:26 – 14:36
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:45
- 10♂︎ Mars15:45 – 16:54
- 11☉︎ Sun16:54 – 18:04
- 12♀︎ Venus18:04 – 19:13
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:13 – 20:04
- 2☽︎ Moon20:04 – 20:54
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:54 – 21:45
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:36
- 5♂︎ Mars22:36 – 23:26
- 6☉︎ Sun23:26 – 00:17
- 7♀︎ Venus00:17 – 01:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:58
- 9☽︎ Moon01:58 – 02:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:49 – 03:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:30
- 12♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Hefei?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:20 and sets at 19:13: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:21, lasts 10h 08m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:20 to 06:30: 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.