Planetary hours
in Wuhan.
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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:17
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Asia/Shanghai).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:08
- 2☽︎ Moon08:08 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:40
- 5♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:31
- 6☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:04
- 9☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 15:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 16:36
- 12♂︎ Mars16:36 – 17:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:27 – 18:36
- 2♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:55
- 4☽︎ Moon20:55 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:22
- 7♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:41
- 9♀︎ Venus02:41 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:59
- 11☽︎ Moon04:59 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Wuhan?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:17 and sets at 17:27: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 13h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:17 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.