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 Friday, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 18:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:18
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:15
- 3☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:14 – 10:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 13:09
- 8♀︎ Venus13:09 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:07
- 10☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 17:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:05 – 18:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:05
- 2☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:06
- 3♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:07
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:07 – 22:08
- 5☽︎ Moon22:08 – 23:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:11 – 01:12
- 8♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:13
- 9☉︎ Sun02:13 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:16
- 12☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shenzhen?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 18:04: the day lasts 11h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:18, lasts 12h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:17 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.