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, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:06
- Sunset
- 18:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:06 – 08:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:00 – 08:55
- 3♂︎ Mars08:55 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 10:44
- 5♀︎ Venus10:44 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:33
- 7☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:22 – 15:17
- 10♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:11
- 11☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:06
- 12♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:06
- 2☽︎ Moon19:06 – 20:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:11 – 21:17
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:17 – 22:22
- 5♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:44
- 9☽︎ Moon02:44 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:55 – 06:00
- 12♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Shenzhen?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 07:06 and sets at 18:00: the day lasts 10h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:06 to 08:00: 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.