Planetary hours
in Shenzhen.
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, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:11
- 3♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:14
- 4☉︎ Sun09:14 – 10:18
- 5♀︎ Venus10:18 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:24
- 7☽︎ Moon12:24 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:31 – 15:34
- 10♂︎ Mars15:34 – 16:37
- 11☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:43 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:37 – 21:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:31
- 5♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:24
- 7♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:21 – 02:18
- 9☽︎ Moon02:18 – 03:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:15 – 04:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:11 – 05:08
- 12♂︎ Mars05:08 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shenzhen?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 12h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 11h 22m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:08: 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.