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, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 17:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:22
- 3☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:11
- 6♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:07
- 7☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:03
- 8♀︎ Venus13:03 – 13:59
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 17:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:43 – 18:47
- 2☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:51
- 3♀︎ Venus19:51 – 20:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:55 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:03 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:11
- 8♂︎ Mars01:11 – 02:15
- 9☉︎ Sun02:15 – 03:19
- 10♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:27
- 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shenzhen?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 17:43: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:26: 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.